Surgical Technician - Certified (Operating Room, Full Time - 64 to 80 hours / 2 weeks, Day/Evening Rotating)
Location: Lincoln Nebraska
Description: Saint Francis Medical Center is at the momment seeking for Surgical Technician - Certified (Operating Room, Full Time - 64 to 80 hours / 2 weeks, Day/Evening Rotating) right now, this vacancy will be placed in Nebraska. More details about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. Job Summary:
Performs scrub duties. Assists in-patient care and related services in the Operating Room under the guidance of the registered nurse. Prepares supplies and equipment for use in surgical procedures. Applies principles of aseptic technique.
Essential Duties:
Assis! ts in the orientation of new personnel and will orient new ass! ociates as needed and experience level will allow.
Plans for and prepares necessary instruments, supplies, and equipment required for surgical procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge and technical skill in the care and use of instruments, supplies and equipment used during a surgical procedure.
Performs skin prep as directed.
Assists in positioning and draping the patient for the appropriate procedure.
Properly identifies and handles medication passed onto the sterile field under the direction of the RN.
Completes accurate instrument, sponge, and sharp counts with a Registered Nurse.
Performs scrub duties such as handling of instruments, holding retractors, cutting sutures, and maintaining a sterile field.
Assists in transporting blood products and specimens to and from the Laboratory.
Ensures proper care of specimens from surgical procedures.
Performs all work in accordance with accepted s! tandards of sanitation, safety and proper handling techniques, including sterilization and high level disinfection’s procedures.
Assists Registered Nurse as directed.
Develops and maintains effective communication with patients, medical staff and hospital personnel.
Makes a conscious effort to contain costs within the department and to the patients.
Provides general direction in clinical setting to student surgical technologists assigned to surgery.
Assist other team members with room cleaning and turnover.
Restocks OR rooms and supply cabinets with supplies according to departmental procedures; rotates supplies as needed.
Be “on call†for emergencies and available for additional duty if necessary.
Assists in maintaining equipment rooms; checks instruments that need to be sent to Material Services for processing; locates missing instruments; prepares surgeons’ instruments for following day’s s! chedule.
Assist Team Coach Lead with projects involving instru! mentation and preference cards.
Maintains patient confidentiality.
Assist in transporting patients.
A complete job description is available in Human Resources.
Qualifications
Education:
High school graduate or the equivalent.
Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program.
Licensure/Certification:
Current Surgical Tech certification required.
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Experience/Pre-Requisites:
Previous Operating Room experience within the last 3 years required.
Additional Responsibilities:
Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
Reverence
: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another ! and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.
Integrity
: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
Compassion
: Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community.
Excellence
: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community
Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opport! unity Employers.
Job
Patient Care Support
Pr! imary Location
NE-Lincoln-Saint Elizabeth Reg Med Ctr
Shift
Day/Evening
Scheduled Hours per 2-week Pay Period
64
Weekends Required
Occasional
Status
Full Time
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Saint Francis Medical Center.
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This vacancy starts available on: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:04:52 GMT