SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST
Surgical assistants play a critical role in the OR, providing another pair of skilled hands during simple surgeries to the most complex and specialized procedures.
SPECIALTYCARE’S SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST SERVICES
Save your facility in expense and improve your overall efficiency with our expert Surgical Assistants. Our Surgical Assistants positively impact the lives of more patients and practitioners by providing evidence-based, data-driven care that decreases both complications and costs. Surgical Assistants play a critical role in the OR, providing another pair of skilled hands during simple surgeries to the most complex and specialized procedures. Surgeons need a team that they can trust, and patients deserve the best care. SpecialtyCare delivers this and more. Partnering with us can save hospitals in downtime and expense, and improve overall OR efficiency. Our team of Surgical Assistants consists of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurse first assistants, and certified surgical assistants who support the surgeon across a range of specialties. Partnering with SpecialtyCare to staff your hospital’s OR benefits everyone involved.
In addition, we provide:
- Reliable, assured support in the most critical times
- Integrated members of the surgeon’s team
- Speed and accuracy to keep the OR on schedule and running smoothly
- Healthy relationships to anticipate the surgeon’s rhythm and needs
NEED ASSISTANCE CREATING A PROGRAM THAT FITS ALL OF YOUR NEEDS?
Are you curious how a SpecialtyCare Surgical First Assist program can potentially make your operating room more efficient, safer for the patient, and staffed with a team that is low in turnover and high in clinical training?
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CAREERS IN SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST
We hire talented, highly skilled clinicians to serve in our partner hospitals because our number one priority is the patient – always. As a contingency of employment, each associate must demonstrate competency in our simulation OR. Once hired, our surgical assistants receive regular training through SpecialtyCare University on the latest techniques and developments in the field. Each year they must pass a rigorous clinical competency evaluation in these and other areas:
-Patient physiological status assessment
-Infection control
-Patient preparation
-Pre-op preparation
-Intraoperative surgical support
-Post-op skills
-Effective communication
It is a great time to be a surgical assistant as the field is growing at a steady pace. In 2014, it was estimated the field would grow 31 percent through 2024. SpecialtyCare continues to grow and we need passionate, driven people to grow with us.
SpecialtyCare continues to grow and we would love for you to grow with us. Check out the full listing of employment opportunities nationwide.
Call or text a recruiter today:
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SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST RESEARCH & DATA
Because we support more than 1,200 hospitals and nearly 500,000 procedures across our service lines each year, SpecialtyCare has the industry’s largest multi-institutional operative registry. Our SCOPE™ database enables us to conduct unparalleled clinical research. This allows our medical office to identify and disseminate emerging trends and best practices. We track and report first-case start delay, participation in surgical timeout, incision time, closure time, and the time the surgeon leaves the operating room. We are consistently improving the quality of our services to ensure patients are receiving the best care possible.