Description

Logan Health Medical Center in scenic Kalispell, MT, is searching for a Certified Surgical Technologist First Assist, CVOR FA, to join their team!

Located in scenic Northwest Montana, Logan Health Medical Center is just minutes from Glacier National Park, two ski resorts, and the iconic Flathead Lake. With over 500 lakes in the region and hundreds of miles of scenic hiking trails, it’s the perfect setting for nature lovers, weekend adventurers, and families alike. Kalispell is a place where you can grow your career and truly enjoy life outside of work.

Why Choose Logan Health?

At Logan Health, you’ll be part of a dedicated team transforming cardiovascular care in a supportive, dynamic environment. With state-of-the-art facilities, competitive pay, and a commitment to your professional growth, this is the perfect place to take your career to the next level.

New Higher Wages!: $32.25 - $52.15 (depending on experience)

What You’ll Do:

Collaborate with a skilled surgical team and assist surgeons in performing life-saving procedures.
Utilize your expertise to provide precise surgical exposure, hemostasis, and wound closure.
Play a critical role in preoperative patient management, working closely with healthcare providers to deliver top-tier patient care.
Showcase your proficiency in multiple service lines, bringing your experience to challenging, high-stakes cardiovascular surgeries.

What We’re Looking For:

Graduates of approved Surgical Technologist programs or military training with First Assist certification.
Surgical Technologists with a minimum of two years of scrub tech first assist experience and proficiency in CVOR procedures.
Team players with excellent communication, critical thinking, and organizational skills.

Schedule: Day Shift - 10 hours | Full-Time

If you're passionate about cardiovascular surgery and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, apply to be a part of our mission to provide exceptional care at Logan Health!

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved school of Operating Room Technicians or military trained required.
• Certification by the Association of Surgical Technologist (AST) or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) required.
  Graduate of a First Assistant (FA) program required.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ scrub and/or first assistant experience required. Proficient in multiple service lines required. Must possess CVOR first assist experience in CABG, TAVR and Valves.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Possess strong customer service skills and ability to multi-task in an ever changing workload environment.
  Commitment to working in a team environment and maintaining confidentiality as needed.

Job Specific Duties:

• Participates and actively assists the surgeon in the performance of surgical procedures.
• Assists with preoperative patient management in collaboration with health care providers. Performs preoperative evaluation and focused nursing assessments. Works in collaboration with other health care providers regarding the patient plan of care.
• Provides surgical exposure accurately and appropriately for specific surgical procedures.
• Provides hemostasis accurately and appropriately for specific surgical procedures.
• Performs skills involving bone (i.e. drills, pins, saw) in orthopedics as directed by the surgeon.
• Provides wound closure. To include, but may not be limited to; knot tying, wound approximation, subcuticular closure, skin closure, securing drains.
• Assists at the end of the procedure by stabilizing the drain with suture appropriately.
• Exhibits a commitment to professionalism while undertaking and completing all departmental competencies. Adheres to organizational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements and professional practice standards for the position.
• Proficiently assists in CABG, TAVR, and Valves.
• The above essential functions are representative of major duties of positions in this job classification. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned similar to the above consistent with knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.

Our Mission: Quality, compassionate care for all.

Our Vision: Reimagine health care through connection, service and innovation.

Our Core Values: Be Kind | Trust and Be Trusted | Work Together | Strive for Excellence.

Logan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/M-F/Vet/Disability).