surgical assistant or first assist, labor and delivery
VHC Health · US
Clinical Practice
–
physician
Pharmacist
Demand58
Career growth44
Healthcare fit16
Remote potential2
5-year outlook
Steady but credential- and region-dependent; first-assist pay tracks local hospital hourly rates and typically grows slowly with experience and certification rather than through promotion ladders. Expect flat-to-modest real growth over five years absent a move into management or advanced practice.
Clinical license
Required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
mid
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-30
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Pharmacist
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already hold first-assist credentials or strong OB/OR scrub experience and want hospital-employed stability — it is a clinical OR job, not a pivot into non-clinical work. Because the posting text is unusable, contact the recruiter directly to confirm credential, shift, and call requirements before investing time.
Who should apply
Certified surgical assistants (CSA/SA-C), surgical technologists with cesarean and gynecologic case experience, RN First Assists (RNFA), and OB/GYN-trained PAs or NPs with intraoperative skills who want a hospital-employed women's health surgical role. Not suitable for clinicians seeking remote, non-clinical, or career-transition pathways.
CV angle
Lead with documented case volume and case mix in obstetrics and gynecology — cesarean sections, emergent deliveries, hysterectomies, and other pelvic surgery — and quantify it. Frame operating room experience as: surgical first assistance (suturing, hemostasis, retraction, closure), sterile technique and surgical safety compliance, rapid-response teamwork in obstetrical emergencies such as hemorrhage or fetal distress, and accurate intraoperative documentation in the EMR. Keep certifications (CSA, SA-C, RNFA, BLS/ACLS, NRP) near the top so ATS keyword screens catch them.
Skills to highlight
- Surgical first assistance in cesarean and gynecologic cases
- Sterile technique and surgical site infection prevention
- Obstetrical emergency response (postpartum hemorrhage, fetal distress)
- Suturing, hemostasis, and wound closure
- Intraoperative documentation and EMR use
- Multidisciplinary communication with OB hospitalists, anesthesia, and nursing
- Perioperative patient preparation and positioning
Role summary
A hospital-based surgical first assist role on a labor and delivery unit, supporting obstetricians during cesarean sections and related gynecologic procedures — scrubbing in, assisting with exposure and hemostasis, closing, and supporting intraoperative safety and documentation. Requires on-site OR work and almost certainly some call coverage.
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