About this role
AdventHealth Tampa is hiring a full-time Certified Surgical First Assistant to support operative teams at its hospital campus in Tampa, Florida.
### What you'll do
- Set up operating suites using surgeon preference cards and maintain accurate, up-to-date card records.
- Provide intraoperative visualization through tissue retraction, sponging, suction, and irrigation.
- Achieve hemostasis using appropriate techniques and assist with wound closure, dressing application, and drainage-system placement.
- Handle instruments, supplies, and equipment throughout procedures, anticipating surgeon needs in real time.
- Perform instrument, sharps, and sponge counts with the circulator and participate in surgical time-out and patient-verification protocols.
- Maintain strict aseptic technique, monitor team compliance, and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization after each case.
### What we're looking for
- Active Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) credential — required.
- Current BLS/CPR certification — required.
- High school diploma or equivalent — required; Associate degree preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant surgical first-assistant experience preferred.
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential preferred.
- Working knowledge of surgical anatomy, asepsis, operative techniques, and applicable regulatory/accreditation standards.
### What's included
- Pay range: $28.68–$53.35/hr (~$59,654–$110,968 annualized).
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance effective Day One.
- Paid time off from Day One.
- 403(b) retirement plan.
- Four weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- Mental health resources, whole-person well-being programs, and pet benefits.
### About the practice
AdventHealth Tampa is a full-service acute-care hospital located at 3100 E. Fletcher Ave., part of the AdventHealth system — one of the largest faith-based, not-for-profit health networks in the United States. The surgical services department supports a broad range of specialties, giving first assistants consistent case variety and opportunities for skill development.