SURG TECHNOLOGIST-CERT

Covenant Health; Hours; Sur place; EUR 28 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Covenant Health seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist to assist in surgeries, maintain sterile environments, and ensure patient care. This full-time position requires active CST certification, offering a dynamic work environment with the potential for career advancement in the medical field.

Connaissances

Asepsis

Patient Care

Surgical Assistance

Equipment Knowledge

Description du poste

Overview

Certified Surgical Technologist, Surgey

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Weekday on call one day per week, rotating weekend call every 4-6 weeks. train to work in Operating Room and GI Lab

Fort Loudoun Medical Center is equipped with a team of more than 200 doctors in more than 29 specialty areas. Our 87,000-square-foot hospital features advanced technology, including state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, Diagnostic X-Rays and Women’s Imaging Services, as well as Nuclear Medicine technology unique to our surrounding counties. The physicians, staff and volunteers of Fort Loudoun Medical Center are dedicated to providing excellent care to every patient, every time.

Position Summary

Facilitates patient care by assisting physicians and nursing staff before, during and after surgical procedures by

creating and maintaining a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a

sterile manner according to the established plan of patient care. Competently performs with and/or without

assistance the majority of assigned cases in a given service/shift; may perform difficult or complicated cases either

with or without assistance.

Recruiter: Brittany Partello || [e-mail] || 865-374-5363

Responsibilities

• Under supervision of RN/MD, facilitates patient care by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to the established plan for patient care; follows unit standards and processes to deliver age-appropriate care for all patients; demonstrates accountability as an individual and team member in meeting patient/family needs; participates in identifying cost-effective measures for clinical care.
• Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and/or as a scrub tech; demonstrates knowledge of equipment and instrumentation pertaining to case; safely operates special equipment which may be used in surgical cases (e.g. lasers, microscopes, tourniquets, endoscopes, drills, saws, etc.); maintains instrument and equipment integrity; performs room turn-over and terminal cleaning; utilizes supplies appropriately and in a cost effective manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the principles of asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field; uses proper technique when scrubbing, gowning, gloving and setting up of sterile fields; recognizes what is sterile and what is unsterile; recognizes contamination and takes proper action to correct situation; continually monitors the sterile field and surgical team to assure that sterility is maintained.
• Assists nurse in performing sharp, spong,e and instrument counts according to policy as needed; demonstrates proper counting technique for all countables, and applies proper procedures with incorrect counts; demonstrates understanding of exceptions to counts.
• Demonstrates proper positioning techniques; knows the proper position for cases and understands the use of proper positioning aids to protect nerves, bony prominences and to maintain circulation.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience

None with certification.

Licensure Requirements

Must hold current and active national Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification established by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). BLS certification preferred.