Certified Surgical Tech - FT Days

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deliver healthcare with heart

Give people a reason to smile

Put a little love in your work

Be honest and real, but with compasss

Bring some lagniappe into everything你

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans seeks a dedicated Surgical Technologist to support the operating room team and ensure every procedure starts with a sterile, prepared environment.

You will assist the circulating nurse, handle instruments, position patients, pass tools, and anticipate needs of surgeons in a fast-paced setting.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited program and current BLS; prior OR tech experience is preferred. Join a compassionate, community-focused hospital.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Previous experience as a surgical technologist is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the circulating nurse with patient positioning and preparation of the operative site.
• Maintain an organized sterile field and handle instruments and supplies.
• Scrub on basic cases and pass instruments to the surgeon as needed.
• Follow aseptic technique and surgical counting guidelines.
• Prepare the OR with sterile supplies, instruments, and sutures.

Skills

Current BLS certification

Previous experience as a surgical tech

Education

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program

Preferred: Surgical Technician certification

Job description

Your job is more than a job. As a trusted member of the operating room team, your top priority as a Surgical Technologist is a safe surgery for every patient. You’re the watch dog in the OR protecting patients from harm by maintaining a sterile environment. It’s all about preparation and anticipation, ensuring the instrumentation and equipment is there when the surgeon needs it. As a Surgical Tech you’re an extra pair of hands when needed passing out surgical instruments, positioning the patient, or sometimes, holding retractors if the surgeon asks. Stress? Not a problem, you say, because you thrive on responsibility, focus on the little things, and organize like nobody’s business. And that’s what we love about you. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, your empathy, compassion, personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this crucial surgical team role.

• Your Everyday Assist the circulating nurse with patient positioning, confirmation/preparation of operative site, care of operative specimens and room turnover.
• Establish and maintain an organized sterile field.
• Use proper sterilization methods for instruments prior to procedures.
• Understand asepsis and the standards and techniques to addressing asepsis and takes corrective action when any unsafe practice, conditions or breaks occur.
• Prepare the operating room with sterile supplies, instruments, and sutures.
• Follow policies for scrubbing, gowning, gloving, draping and counting with the circulating nurse.
• Perform the role of first scrub on basic surgical cases.
• Anticipate the needs and assists the surgeon with retracting tissue, holding instrumentation and cutting suture.

The Must-Haves Minimum

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program
• Current BLS certification
• Preferred: Surgical Technician certification
• Previous experience as a surgical technologist

WORK SHIFT: Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary. Lakeview Hospital , the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Simple things make the difference.

To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.