Open Heart Surgery Technician - Full Time

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging and rewarding work

Competitive compensation

Generous Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx Plan

401k plan with company match

Student Loan Refinancing Program

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Palmdale, CA seeks an experienced Surgical Technician to support instrument maintenance, sterilization, anesthesia assistance, and OR turnover. You will ensure accurate counts, proper equipment assembly, and collaboration with the Charge Nurse for workflow optimization.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in the OR, 1+ year scrubbing cardio-thoracic cases, and holds Surgical Tech certification plus BLS.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ recent operating room experience as a Surgical Tech.
• Minimum of one year experience first scrubbing for cardio-thoracic/coronary artery bypass surgery.
• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in maintenance of instruments and supplies by proper cleaning, care, utilization and sterilization as required.
• Instrument/equipment turnover for "to follow" cases is efficient and consistent with appropriate time frames.
• Makes recommendations for procurement and maintenance of equipment.
• Performs counts on all surgical procedures for instruments, needles and sponges according to policy.
• Monitors sterilizer function, temperature, cycle completion and indicator tests.
• Identifies malfunctioning sterilizers via test interpretation.
• Assists in assembling instrument sets and signs set lists per protocol.
• Communicates with Charge Nurse to revise preference cards.
• Assist anesthesia with TEE probe, TEE machine, decontamination and processing.

Education

Graduated from an accredited Operating Room Technician Program

National Surgical Technician certification

Current BLS certification

Job description

Responsibilities

Opened in 2010, Palmdale Regional Medical Center is a 184-bed, acute care hospital located in Palmdale, CA. One of Southern California’s newest hospitals and featuring all-private patient rooms, Palmdale Regional provides high-quality, award-winning patient care to residents and visitors of the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas. Palmdale Regional is active in the community and regularly participates with the Antelope Valley Board of Trade/Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance (now AV Edge), and other civic and governmental groups. Palmdale Regional believes in "Community Service Excellence" and supports nonprofit agencies and other healthcare related organizations.

Palmdale Regional recently joined the newly created regional brand, Southwest Healthcare. This comprehensive network of care incorporates five hospitals in the southern California region and includes multiple convenient ambulatory locations serving many communities. With more than 7,000 skilled and talented care providers across the region, all dedicated to the highest standards, the shared goal is to provide convenient access to a wide range of healthcare services. Learn more: www.SouthwestHealthcare.com. For more information on Palmdale Regional, please visit www.palmdaleregional.com and follow Palmdale Regional Medical Center on social: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

www.swhpalmdaleregional.com/careers

Position Description:

• Assists in maintenance of instruments and supplies by proper cleaning, care, utilization and sterilization as required.
• Instrument/equipment turnover for "to follow" cases is efficient and consistent with appropriate time frames.
• Makes recommendations to Charge Nurse for procurement and maintenance of equipment.
• Responsible for performing counts on all surgical procedures to include instruments, needles and sponges as is appropriate and according to specific policy and procedure.
• Monitors the proper functioning of sterilizers, required temperature reached, full cycle completed and test "indicator" present.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify malfunctioning sterilizers through interpretation of those tests.
• Assists in the assembly of a wide variety of instrument sets ensuring accuracy, including listing missing instruments and signing the instrument set list according to protocol, as assigned.
• Communicates with Charge Nurse so that preference card revisions can be made.
• Assist anestheisa with TEE probe, TEE machine, decontamination and processing and TEE probe.

Qualifications

Job Duties/Responsibilities Requirements:

• Minimum of two (2) years’ recent operating room experience as a Surgical Tech.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience first scrubbing for cardio-thoracic/coronary artery bypass surgery.
• High school graduate or equivalent preferred
• Graduated from an accredited Operating Room Technician Program
• National Surgical Technician certification, required
• Current BLS certification from American Heart Association

This opportunity offers the following:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401k plan with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: Benefits.uhsguest.com

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