At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

Position Summary:

The Certified First Assistant practices in collaboration with and at the direction of the surgeon and directly assists the surgeon by controlling bleeding and by providing wound exposure, suturing, and other surgical tasks during the surgical procedure. The surgical first assistant may be asked to provide other advanced assistance such as mobilization of tissue, patient positioning, and directing other team members with specific individual patient needs.

Essential Duties:

• Demonstrates optimal aseptic technique on a continual basis throughout the surgical procedure by adhering to the policy and procedural guidelines recommended by AORN standards.

• Follows all universal precaution guidelines.

• Maintains knowledge and skills current as to procedures, instrumentation, equipment, and surgeon preferences.

• Assists with the transportation and/or positioning, prepping and draping of the surgical patient, under the guidance of the RN circulator, surgeon, and/or anesthesia personnel following proper body mechanics.

• The Surgical Assistant is competent to provide technical first assistance to the primary surgeon in the operating room and throughout the operative period.

• Meets requirements for mandatory certifications.

• Provides exposure of operative site to promote a safe and effective surgical procedure.

• According to individual state regulation and facility policy, dissects tissue as delegated and supervised by the primary surgeon.

• Assists with and/or performs wound closure.

• Strictly adheres to principles of aseptic technique to prevent infection and promote optimal wound healing.

• Demonstrates knowledge of risk management, professional liability, and malpractice issues.

• Practices in an ethical manner.

• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care error.

• Performs proper sterile technique for gowning and gloving per CMMC Policy and AORN guidelines.

• Uses the principles of sterile technique per CMMC policy and AORN guidelines.

• Performs proper scrubbing techniques per CMMC policy & AORN guidelines.

• Ensures patient privacy.

• Customer Service: Interacts with all individuals in a consistent manner, providing attention, support, and assistance to foster an environment of exceptional personal service.

• Maintains a pleasant and helpful demeanor, and presents a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers at all times.

• Consistently initiates interaction to provide assistance to individuals who may not be direct customers of the employee (i.e. asks patients who appear to be lost if they need assistance in finding their way).

• Takes appropriate action to recover from a service difficulty, ensuring that the necessary action is taken to affect a resolution to the customer’s problem.

• Conducts all work activities with respect for coworkers, including the maintenance of a pleasant and professional environment, fostering calmness during stressful situations.

• Interacts with supervisory personnel in a professional, supportive and courteous manner, venting emotions appropriate to time and place.

• Demonstrates a commitment to service by consistent attendance and punctuality, scheduling absences according to departmental requirements, and incurring unplanned absences only when unavoidable circumstances exist.

Education and Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited surgical first assist program.

• Certified as a Surgical First Assist.

• Current Registered Nurse License, in the state of Maine, BSN preferred.

• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS required. Current ACLS certification.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.

• Additional languages preferred.

• Basic computer knowledge.

• Ability to engage patients and team members utilizing the CMH Experience Standards

I am creating a warming, caring, and non-judgmental environment

I am actively listening and seeking information

I am honest, truthful, and consistent

I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathy

I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriate

I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamwork

I am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways.

• Demonstrated ability to direct and triage in a highly fluid dynamic operational environment.

• Ability to collaborate with all layers of the management/ administration team.

  If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

  AT CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO

Our why, our purpose, drives every decision and action we take as a healthcare system. We strive everyday to deliver exceptional care, and to improve our community. We are a non-profit organization that is breaking the traditional healthcare mold by bringing our patients and their family’s high value, low cost, and award-winning care while focusing on creating an exceptional experience for them; all within their communities. To accomplish this, we only hire individuals who are committed to excellence, who embody the principles of our CMH Experience Service Standards, and who are ready to step in and help their fellow team members achieve those exceptional results for our patients, their families, and the community.

Central Maine Healthcare System

The organization is broad in its footprint, with three (3) hospitals in Bridgton, Lewiston, and Rumford, and over 75 individual practices within our Medical Group. Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center is a certified and award-winning level two trauma center, along with our Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute and the upcoming highly anticipated launch of our comprehensive state of the art cancer treatment center. Both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals are four (4) star accredited acute care hospitals, and our Medical Group and Maine Urgent Care Centers have won multiple awards within their specialties. As a system we are a six-time winner of the Leapfrog Safety A Rating since 2019, representing some of the highest quality care and outcomes nationwide. Our awards and accolades are only possible as a result of our commitment to culture, and a focus on safety and inclusion, in each of our patient’s experiences and in the experiences we create within our teams.

If you are a person who is looking for a way to give back to your community, to help improve the lives of patients or those who care for our patients, want to be part of a growing organization that is setting the bar for Maine healthcare, apply to join Central Maine Healthcare today!

Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.