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SolutionHealth

Nonprofit health system in southern New Hampshire

First Assist Surgical Technician - Operating Room

Full-Time
No salary listed
Junior
Manchester, NH, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Successful completion of a formal course of instruction for the Surgical Technologist First Assistant approved by the Association of Surgical Technologists is required.
  • Extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology is required.
  • At least two years of experience as a Surgical Technologist is required.
  • Certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist is required.
  • Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and Basic Life Support is required.
Responsibilities
  • Assist in moving and positioning patients for surgery and assist the surgeon with draping the patient.
  • Retract tissue and expose the operating field during the operative procedure.
  • Clamp and tie vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry.
  • Keep the operative site dry.
  • Provide the surgeon with the best possible exposure of the anatomy relevant to the operation.
  • Assist the surgeon in identifying structures that should not be ligated and protect those structures from the surgeon's movements.
  • Assist with closure of the incision, including tying off bleeders, applying sutures, and applying wound dressings, and perform other tasks required by the surgeon for the particular procedure.

About the company

SolutionHealth is a nonprofit health system for southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Its member organizations are Elliot Health System, Southern New Hampshire Health and Home Health & Hospice Care, which provide inpatient, outpatient, specialty, urgent, home-health and hospice services; primary care providers and specialists serve patients across the region. SolutionHealth keeps information technology as a shared function, while member organizations deliver clinical care through local systems. Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health formed the system in 2018, and Home Health & Hospice Care joined in 2022. SolutionHealth is a 501(c)(3) governed by a volunteer board and based in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Bedford, NH

Founded

2018

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