Job DescriptionI. General Summary Under the direction and supervision of a licensed Surgeon and/or physician in the Cardiac Surgery assist department, the First Assistant, Cardiac Surgery performs professional duties and surgical assistance. II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. 1. Performs tissue handling including making incisions, retracting, dissecting, tying, ligating, stapling, suturing and providing hemostasis. Performs chest tube