SFA (Surg Tech First Assist)

Submission Requirements: Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system Drivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility Previous perm candidates must be gone for 2 years Previous travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years Individual unit requirements listed in pulse apply. Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email We are only permitted to submit 2 candidates per opening, if the position is at max, we will hold on to the submission if a spot opens up ANY LICENSE HITS NEED TO BE DISCLOSED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION. Unit OR (Cost Center 72 ) # suites Main OR has 14 Suites # of cases per day Average 28 cases/day w/ 5 add-on's (Including SDS cases) Certs/Tech certified "RN's: BLS, ACLS, & Pals are Required OR First assistants: BLS, CST and CSFA, Will not accept ABSA certs (10/29/2025) CAAHEP accredited Surgical Assistant graduate. Experience Requirement: 1 year of experience in the specialty is required, as well as 2-3 previous travel assignments. Ortho/Neuro experience is preferred." Must have: experience and be proficient with assisting in orthopedics Ratios OR 1:1 EMR EPIC Charge Nurse Yes 7a - 7p. They will take circulate cases if needed OR techs Yes On call requirements: Weekend and weeknight call rotations. Call is 1 x 12hr shift per week with possibility of additional if needed and 1 x 24hr (can be split into 2 x 12hr shifts) call shift per month for weekends. The weekday call shifts are 7p-7a or 7p-11p; the weekend call shifts can be 7a-7p, 7p-7a, 7p-11p, and 7a-7a. Holiday call coverage as needed. Our weekends are anywhere from 12-24 hours due to having 2 teams on call. Weeknights can be 7-11, 11-7 or 7-7. It varies. That's why we just say weekend and weeknight call rotations. What is call response time? 20 minutes (if they are >20 minutes away & on call they would be required to stay ) Holidays No Scrub Color/ Provided Scrubs are provided for RN's & OR Techs Tele RN's are not required to interpret strips in the OR. Anesthesia interprets Vents Yes Surgeon on call hours 7p-7a during the week & 7p Friday - 7a Monday on weekends IV Team No RT 24/7 RT is in-house 24/7. They bring vent established patients to the OR & maintain in the PACU Pharmacy 24/7 Yes & have Omnicell Shifts They have 8's, 10's, & 12's. Varied start times, primarily day/evening. No self-scheduling for travelers. They will allow block scheduling if it meets the needs of the unit. (the shift will be indicated in the job need) Floating No Floor specific orientation 3 Shifts. Common types of cases All surgical cases except Open Heart (a lot of neuro spine, total joints, open fractures), no vascular at this time but will be in August, General,ENT, Scrubbing required - RN's ? this would be a PLUS not required Additional Notes Normally have enough to run 7-8 OR's (2 Techs to 1 RN) but do not have any aids or house-keeping - techs are responsibility for turning over rooms)

Created: 2026-03-10