Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Surgical Assistant
Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)
Employment Type: Travel Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Day Shift (Start Time: 7:00 AM) – 4x10s or 5x8s
Weekly Hours: 40 Hours
Position Overview
"Navitas Healthcare, LLC" is seeking a skilled Surgical Assistant to support surgeons during operative procedures, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality surgical outcomes. The ideal candidate will work closely with the surgical team to assist with intraoperative tasks, maintain a sterile field, and contribute to optimal patient care in a fast-paced operating room environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist surgeons during operative procedures to ensure optimal surgical outcomes
- Position patients to provide proper surgical exposure
- Maintain visualization of the operative site using retractors, suctioning, irrigation, and tissue handling
- Support hemostasis using approved surgical techniques
- Perform wound closure, including running, interrupted, and subcuticular sutures
- Close skin using sutures, staples, or other approved methods
- Assist with postoperative local anesthetic administration under surgeon direction
- Apply and manage wound dressings and immobilization devices
- Assist in securing drains and other surgical equipment
- Support harvesting of veins, arteries, tendons, bone, or skin as required
- Maintain strict sterile technique and proper instrument handling
- Collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and operating room personnel
- Ensure accurate documentation and compliance with hospital policies and safety standards
- Stay current with advancements in surgical techniques and technologies
Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in Surgical Assisting or completion of an accredited Surgical Assisting program
- Minimum 2+ years of Surgical Assistant experience required
- Strong understanding of anatomy, physiology, and surgical principles
- Excellent manual dexterity and ability to stand for extended periods
- Strong clinical judgment and ability to perform under pressure
Preferred Experience
- 4+ years of overall surgical experience with specialty exposure
- Experience in robotic and orthopedic surgical procedures
- Completion of a CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Technology program
- Foreign Medical Graduates with relevant U.S. surgical assisting experience (case-by-case consideration)
Certifications (Required/Preferred)
- Required: BLS (American Heart Association)
- Preferred:
- NSAA Certification
- CFA (Certified First Assistant – AST)
- RNFA (Registered Nurse First Assistant – NASC)
For more details contact at hdavda@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 516-862-1169.
About Navitas Healthcare, LLC certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.