TRAVEL SA ORThe Certified Surgical Assistant, is the person who scrubs in at the field and works as the surgeons other hand.They must have aCERTIFICATE/DEGREE in SURGICAL ASSISTINGfrom an accredited school.The certification for this is usually from the NBSTA, National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants, which comes when they sit for and pass their exam.In Virginia, they also have to have aVIRGINA LICENSE, issued from the VDH.IF they have applied for one and are waiting on final approval, we are still interested in interviewing them.RNFA is an equivalent position, must also have passed a First Assistant program and I believe their RN license is equivalent to the Virginia licensing requirement.Some SAs/RNFAs, may also have a Surgical Scrub Technologist degree, as well because a lot of them were techs prior to having their training as an assistant. However, they MUST have anASSISTANT degree and a Virginia licenseto qualify for this position.2 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A HOPSITAL SETTING REQUIREDMUST HAVE VA STATE LICENSEBLS REQUIRED

Hospital: CJW Medical - Johnston-Willis Campus VA Years Experience: 2 Position Type: Travel Specialty: CST/ORT - First Assist Start Time: 7:00 AM End Time: 5:00 PM Regular Pay: $75.00 Submittal Limit: - Remaining Submittals: - General Comments: =============== Unit Information: OR Location: CJW Johnston-Willis Address: 1401 Johnston-Willis Drive, Richmond, VA 23235 Floor: 1st Building: Main Hospital General Information Number of Beds – 16 Operating rooms Number of Staff – we staff one team of RN, SA, surgical tech per OR room running on day shift and taper on evenings. Call on weekends and nights Type of staff: o Day Shift – day shift (16 RN s, 16 SA s, and 16 surgical techs) evening shift (tapered to 4 teams from 3-5, 2 teams from 5-7 and 1 team from 7-11p. Call starts for additional 2 teams at 3pm. o Night Shift - call only Patient Ratios – 1-1 Type of equipment – OR equipment. Robotics, neurosurgery, general, plastics, urology, ortho etc. EMR - Meditech Typical hiring profile Skill Set Most recruited for: Must have: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role. Robotic experience Ortho experience Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first. Neurosurgical experience List typical procedures performed on unit(s): All except for transplant and cardiac surgery Best personality Fit: Team player is always best REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Tech will take preference Floating Areas: none Dress Code: Scrub Color/Attire - navy Weekends and On call(if any) Call rotation on average 2 call shifts per week (includes weekday night and weekend primary and backup)