Certified Surgical Tech Fulltime Days

Tenet Healthcare; Sunnyvale (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare is seeking a Certified Surgical Tech at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Sunnyvale, responsible for assisting surgeons in the operating room, ensuring readiness of surgical instruments, and adherence to sterile techniques. Candidates should hold a certification as a Surgical Technologist and have at least one year of experience in an OR setting. Effective communication skills in English are necessary. Join a dynamic team dedicated to quality surgical services.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in the OR in the scrub tech role.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Certification as a Surgical Technologist from an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeon during operative and invasive procedures.
• Prepare the operating suite for procedures.
• Monitor and maintain surgical instruments and supplies.

Skills

Sterile technique

Instrument counts

Communication skills

Ability to work in a surgical setting

Education

High School diploma or G.E.D.

Certification as a Surgical Technologist

AHA BLS Certification

Job description

Job Summary

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Sunnyvale is seeking a Certified Surgical Tech to assist surgeon during operative and invasive procedures. Ensures operating suite is adequately prepared for procedure. Monitors par level of all surgical instruments and supplies. Cleans and sterilizes all surgical instruments. Participates in departmental staff meetings and performance improvement activities. Clients served are predominately adults eighteen (18) year of age and older. Occasionally, adolescence pediatrics and infants are seen.

Qualifications

• Creates and maintains a sterile field, adhering to the principles of Sterile technique, monitors /corrects breaks in technique.
• Performs sponge, sharp and instrument counts in accordance to policy, initiates corrective actions when count is incorrect.
• Selects appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment based on procedure to be performed.
• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon during the procedure by passing instruments or retracting as needed
• Properly assembles instruments and equipment according to policies and procedures when providing direct/indirect patient care.
• Establishes and maintains open communication with physician & physician’s assistant.
• Properly Identifies/handles/ labels cultures and specimens.
• Communicates pertinent information within appropriate time span to healthcare team.
• Responsible for maintaining instruments and equipment and reporting when malfunctioning is noted.
• Properly labels drugs/solutions, keeps track of amounts used and reports to RN circulator at end of case.
• Notifying RN Circulating Nurse or Charge Nurse of information received from physician and patient.
• Assists with training of new surgical staff.
• Maintains appropriate records.
• Assist with Quality Assurance program, pertinent to Surgical Services Department.
• Certification as a Surgical Technologist by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, the National Center for Competency Testing, or an appropriate program for surgical technology through the United States Military. High School graduate or completion of G. E. D.
• AHA BLS Certification
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in the OR in the scrub tech role.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Additional languages desirable.

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