Primary Location:

University Hospital - UMC

Address:

530 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202


Shift:

Job Description Summary:

The Surgical Services Department at UofL Hospital consists of the following two areas: Main Hospital and Outpatient Surgery Center. Surgical Services is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year to ensure all surgeries, including trauma/emergencies, are completed and the community’s health needs are met. Our service lines include Robotics, General, Colorectal, Urology, Cancer, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Plastics, and Oral Maxillofacial. In total, we have 17 operating rooms with 2 Robotic rooms and 1 Trauma OR. Our staff take pride in offering excellent care to our patients, as well as their families.

Job Description:

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Dissect tissue to open the chest (if privileges allow)
Harvest native vessel(s) used for bypass or other conduit (endoscopic vein harvest preferred)
Dissect vessel branches
Suture and close tissue
Suction primary and peripheral surgical sites
Assist with placement of sutures, needle drives, etc. during sections of the operation involving multiple simultaneous suture lines
Verify the identity of patient or operative site
Assist with placement of catheters for temporary cardiopulmonary bypass
Assist with temporary positioning of the heart, lungs, etc. to create surgery working space
Suture tissue to close the chest (if privileges allow)
Other surgical assistance as required by the surgeon
Evening and/or weekend call coverage
Other duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited surgical technician vocational or technical program/school.
Graduation from a surgical first assistant program.
Surgical First Assistant certification.
Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Minimum of 1 year surgical first assistant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

3-5 years of surgical scrub technician experience.