Surgical Tech First Assist
Part-timeSeneca, SCPart-timePosted 1w agoStill listed 6 days ago
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The Surgical Tech First Assist provides technical support in the care and preparation of patients undergoing surgical procedures as a member of the operating-room team. Under the attending surgeon’s direction, the role provides clinical assistance including hemostasis, operative-site exposure, incision closure, medication injection, and tissue manipulation. The position is based at Oconee Medical Campus and reports to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.
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Job Summary To provide technical support in the care and preparation of patients undergoing surgical procedures, functions as a member of the surgical team in the operating room. The First Assist provides a higher level of clinical skilled assistance to surgeons, such as hemostasis, exposure, and closure of skin incisions, as directed by the attending surgeon.
Accountabilities
Provides hemostasis for patients undergoing surgical procedures via techniques such as clamping of vessels or tissue, cauterizing of vessels or tissue, tying and/or ligating clamped vessels or tissue, applying hemostatic clips, applying local hemostatic agents, appropriately applying tourniquets with appropriate judgment based on knowledge of side effects of extended use.
Facilitates visualization of the operative site by appropriately placing and securing retractors with and without padding, packing with sponges, providing digital manipulation of tissue, suctioning, irrigating, or sponging, manipulating suture materials, and properly using body mechanics to prevent obstruction of the attending surgeon's view. Anticipates exposure needs based on knowledge of the attending surgeon's preference, procedure, and anatomical structures.
Drapes and prepares patients in appropriate manner, per the directive of the attending surgeon, in preparation of surgical procedures to include providing necessary hair removal, positioning patients to avoid points of pressure, nerve impairment, or circulation impairment, properly and safely utilizing positioning aids in positioning the patient, and safely moving the patient.
Closes surgical incisions through suturing and other wound-closing procedures. Sutures incisions with basic and advanced knot techniques, one-handed and two-handed techniques, and deep tying technique to securely tie off deep structures without damaging tissue or losing control of vessels. Applies skin staples appropriately, approximating the skin to best facilitate the healing process. Selects and applies wound dressing materials with appropriate absorbency and adhesive qualities, immobilizing dressing and incision sites.
Injects medications, per direction of the attending surgeon, demonstrating proper knowledge of local and other medications.
Manipulates, dissects, and removes human tissue as required during surgical procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Education Successful completion of an accredited educational program for surgical technologists or appropriate surgical technologist training in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses Surgical First Assist or Certified First Assist. BLS certification required.
Other Required Experience
Demonstrated knowledge of human anatomy and physiology as it relates to surgical procedures is required. Must be able to properly handle surgical instruments and tools. Must be able to quickly analyze critical situations during surgical procedures and take appropriate action within the scope of the First Assist role as approved by the attending surgeon.
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Location Oconee Medical Campus
Facility Oconee Memorial Hospital
Department Operating Room
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,783 open Surgical Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$84–100K/yr63 salary ranges
- US median$28–40/hr1,178 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 55 open Surgical Technologist jobs in South Carolina and 2,783 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- Prisma Health (this employer)24 open
- AnMed Health10 open
- HCA Healthcare5 open
- Experience
- Surgical Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,176 postings).
- Education
- 6 of the 2,783 open Surgical Technologist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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