Surgical Tech First Assist

As our Surgical Tech Cert First Asst, you will play a pivotal role in our perioperative care team at Good Samaritan Hospital. You will work under the direct supervision of surgeons and registered nurses to facilitate successful operative procedures, ensuring high-quality intraoperative care. As a subject matter expert, you will serve as a preceptor, mentor, and clinical resource to the surgical department, fostering a culture of excellence, professional collaboration, and evidence-based practice.

Every day you will perform critical first-assistant duties, including tissue manipulation, retraction, suctioning, and irrigating to ensure optimal visualization of the operative site. Your responsibilities include assisting with hemostasis through the use of electrocautery and chemical agents, preparing and draping patients, and performing skilled wound closures using sutures and staples. You will also coordinate effectively with the surgical team to maintain a safe, sterile environment while managing surgical instrumentation to minimize infection and promote rapid patient healing.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a completion certificate from an accredited Surgical Technology First Assist program and at least two years of recent scrubbing or surgical assisting experience. Candidates must hold active, valid Nebraska licensure and certifications (such as CST/CSFA or equivalent) and maintain current BLS-CPR certification. You should have a strong clinical understanding of surgical anatomy and physiology, along with the physical stamina to perform moderate-to-heavy clinical tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced surgical environment.

Required

• Completion of an accredited Surgical Technology First Assist program and Two years of a scrubbing/assisting experience within the last four years, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Surgical First Assistant: NE, upon hire and
• Certified Surgical First Assistant, upon hire or
• Certified Surgical First Assistant NASC, upon hire or
• Certified First Assistant - Certified Surgical Technologists, upon hire and
• Certified Surgical Technologist, upon hire or
• Technologist in Surgery-Certified, upon hire

Established by the Sisters of the St. Francis in 1924, CHI Health Good Samaritan is a 268-bed regional referral center in Kearney, Neb. At CHI Health Good Samaritan, you’ll find an advanced level trauma center that also offers AirCare emergency helicopter transport and an ambulance program providing long distance and local 911 service. Among our many other services are cardiac care including open-heart surgery, a level II neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally accredited cancer center, comprehensive neurosurgery, advanced orthopedic program, and inpatient and outpatient mental health services at our free-standing Richard Young Behavioral Health facility.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.