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Surgical Assistant for the Department of Surgical Services
Advocate Aurora HealthUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Jun 2026
💰 $106,000/yr($70,000/yr – $106,000/yr)
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This position supports surgeons in the MOR and/or ASC M-F (no holiday's, no weekends, no on-call). 7-330pm
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$35.50 - $53.25Major Responsibilities: Provide first or second assisting for specified surgical procedures as needed and assigned for patients of all ages. 1)Incises tissue. 2)Provides surgical field exposure by providing retraction. 3)Assists with maintaining a dry surgical field- hemostasis. 4)Clamps, cauterizes and/or ligates bleeders. 5)Assists with the identification of anatomical structures. 6)Utilizes surgical instruments for the purpose they were intended. 7)Assists with or performs wound closure. 8)Assists with or applies skin sutures, staples. 9)Assists with or applies dressings. Provide assistance in preparation for surgical procedures utilizing aseptic technique. 1)Assist with positioning of the surgical patient of all ages as directed by the circulating nurse. 2)Assist with patients of all ages with skin preparation, i.e., shave, scrub, painting per MD preference. 3)InseApply for this role
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