Job Description
Job Description
Plastic Surgery First Assistant / Scrub Tech
Location: Celebration, FL
Position Type: Part-Time /PRN
Compensation: Competitive Pay
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled, detail-oriented First Assistant / Scrub Tech to join our elite private plastic surgery practice. In this role, you will work side-by-side with our plastic surgeon in our private surgical suite, acting as a critical "second set of hands" during high-end cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.
Core Responsibilities
Intra-Operative & Surgical Assisting
- First Assist Duties: Actively assist the surgeon by holding retractors, providing clear suctioning, managing bleeding (hemostasis), and cutting sutures.
- Scrub Duties: Maintain an immaculate sterile field; anticipate the surgeon's needs to seamlessly pass instruments during facelifts, breast augmentations, rhinoplasties, and liposuction.
- Safety & Accuracy: Perform precise instrument, sponge, and needle counts; strictly follow all office-based surgical safety protocols.
Pre- & Post-Operative Patient Care
- Case Prep: Set up the OR, sterilize instrument packs, and prepare specialized cosmetic supplies, implants, and sizers.
- Patient Transition: Comfortably position patients pre-op, assist with surgical draping, and safely transition them into post-op compression garments.
- Photography: Assist with taking standardized, high-quality pre- and post-operative clinical photos while maintaining absolute patient privacy.
Clinical & Systems Management
- Nextech Documentation: Efficiently navigate Nextech EMR to update patient charts, track surgical logs, log implant serial numbers, and manage clinical notes. Will work with our nurses on this.
- Inventory Control: Monitor, restock, and organize surgical supplies, implants, garments, and specialized clinical inventory.
Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: Prior experience as a Scrub Tech or First Assistant in a surgical setting is required. Specific experience in plastic, cosmetic, or aesthetic surgery is highly preferred.
- Certification: CST (Certified Surgical Technologist) or CSFA (Certified Surgical First Assistant) is preferred, but equivalent hands-on surgical experience will be heavily considered.
- Soft Skills: Polished, professional demeanor suitable for a luxury private practice; exceptional eye for detail and strong discretion regarding patient privacy.
\nCompany Description
We are a large, well known Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics office. Our office locations are Celebration and Winter Park. Our OR is in the Celebration office.
Company Description
We are a large, well known Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics office. Our office locations are Celebration and Winter Park. Our OR is in the Celebration office.