Certified Surgical Technologist First Assistant, Main OR, Baptist Beaches
- BLS
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open surgical first assistant jobs in Florida post a median of $43.50 an hour, the middle half $43.50–$75, across 12 jobs that state their pay. Surgical first assistants employed in Florida earn a median of $30.07 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.
Baptist Health is looking for an experienced Certified Surgical First Assist to support our Surgical Services Team in the Main Operating Room at Baptist Medical Center Beaches. This is a Full-Time days position.
As a Surgical First Assist for the OR, your responsibilities include:
- Provide direct assistance to surgeons during surgical procedures.
- These tasks include but are not limited to:
- Preparation of the surgical suite according to surgeon preference
- Patient positioning
- Provide visualizatoin of operative site
- Utilizes techniques to provide hemostasis
- Assist with body plan closure
- Advanced skills as competency tested
- Participate actively in the safe surgery checklist briefing and debriefing
- Assists in turnover of operating room
Experience Requirements
- Less than 1 year Surgical Technologist Experience
Education & Credential Requirements
- Associate's degree required or equivalent experience in lieu of education.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
- Certified Surgical Technologist First Assist Certification (CSTFA) required.
This Certified Surgical First Assist position supporting the Main Operating Room will be located at Baptist Beaches. If you are interested in this Full-Time days opportunity please apply now.
Primary Location:
Beaches - Main Building 1350 S 13th Ave Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 United States of America
From Baptist Health (Jacksonville)'s job posting, checked 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Baptist Health (Jacksonville)
Faith-based, not-for-profit health system founded in 1955 with six hospitals, ten emergency centers and more than 200 (source: Baptist Health, About Us) points of outpatient care in Northeast Florida. Source: Baptist Health, About Us
Based in Jacksonville, FLHires in FloridaPay on its listings: 0.2% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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