Surgical Tech First Asst

Community Health Systems
Full-time Las Cruces, NM other-general
Posted:
June 15, 2026
Location:
Las Cruces, NM, United States

Job Description

**Job Summary**

The Surgical Technician First Assist provides direct support to surgeons during surgical procedures, ensuring efficient operative and invasive procedures by maintaining the sterile field, providing necessary instruments and supplies, and assisting in critical surgical tasks. This role requires advanced technical skills to support the surgical team, including positioning patients, retracting tissues, controlling bleeding, suturing, and applying dressings. The Surgical Technician First Assist collaborates with surgeons, nurses, and other surgical team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes and post-operative care.

**Essential Functions**

+ Functions as a scrub person during surgical procedures, preparing and organizing sterile supplies and instruments, maintaining an organized sterile field, and providing necessary instruments and supplies to the surgical team.
+ Performs first assistant duties, including providing exposure through instru...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Las Cruces, United States
Posted: June 15, 2026
Deadline: June 20, 2026