**Job Summary and Responsibilities** You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. Participate and actively assist the surgeon in the performance of surgical procedures. Provides aid in exposure,hemostasis and other technical functions to assist surgeon to perform a safe operation with optimal results to patient. **Previous OR experience require- Min of 3yrs** **Previous Surgical First Assisting experience preferred** Day to Day Duties : + Act as a Surgical First Assistant on surgeries. + Work closely with the surgeon in a hands-on capacity, helping the surgeon by handling vital tasks such as prepping the patient for surgery, providing suturing, clamping, removing scar tissue and positioning patients during surgery to ensure a safe operation. + Handing instruments to surgeons, anticipating surgeon’s needs. + Under physician supervision, may be expected to open and close surgical sites, harvest grafts, assist with homeostasis, dissect and remove tissue, insert devices, alter tissue and other such procedures as requested. + Maintaining and updating preference cards. + Perform preoperative and post operative care as directed by surgeon to facilitate proper patient care + Must be able and willing to function as a CST when volumes are low for SA needs + GEN (Open/Laparoscopic/endoscopic), Ortho (Trauma/ Totals/Sports Med), OB/GYN (Open, Laparoscopic and C-Sections), Trauma. 3 OR Suites, 1 Endo Room, 1 OB/C-Section suite. Approx. 100+ Cases per month Schedule- PRN- Variable days of week and start times per Surgical Volume and Current Unit needs. TBD with OR manager during interviews. Per policy PRN requires a Min availability for 5 shifts in a 6 week schedule block and 2 holiday per year Call not required **Job Requirements** In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following: + Three years operating room experience + General knowledge of asepsis, healing, infectious disease process, surgicalanatomy and physiology, safety issues and operative techniques + Graduate from an accredited Surgical Assistant program required + Certified as a one of the following: Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) by NBSTSA; Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) by NSAA; Surgical Assistant–Certified (SAC) by ABSA + Registered through DORA as a Colorado Surgical Assistant or Surgical Technologist + License upon hire unless performing Surgical Assistant duties within the scope of another active Colorado license, certification, or registration (required for Coloradoemployed staff only) + BLS from the American Heart Association required Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly) **Where You'll Work** St. Elizabeth Hospital, located in Fort Morgan, Colorado, is a Level 3 Trauma Center and an American College of Cardiology Accredited Chest Pain Center serving northeastern Colorado. Providing care through-out the region, St. Elizabeth Hospital provides cardiology, maternal, emergency, surgical, pediatrics, and acute care inpatient services in addition to the multitude of subspecialists in our specialty clinic. At 50 beds, St. Elizabeth is the region's referral center serving a wide span of northeastern Colorado. Since 1952, St. Elizabeth has been serving the community in Morgan County which is one of the most diverse counties in Colorado speaking more than 28 languages. **Pay Range** $41.08 - $62.16 /hour We are an equal opportunity employer.