Surg Tech - Float Pool

North Texas Float Pool; Prosper (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Fertility and family building benefits

Job summary

North Texas Float Pool is seeking a Certified Surgical Tech to float among our surgery centers. Under RN supervision, you will assist with safe patient care in the OR and support the surgical team.

You will rotate to ambulatory centers, prepare the operative suite, and maintain strict asepsis. A valid BCLS and one year OR experience are required; surgical tech certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program.
• Surgical Tech Certification.
• One year experience in an operating room setting (preferred).
• Valid BCLS Certification on employment; online certification not acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Rotate to other ambulatory surgery center facilities.
• Assist in preparing the operative suite by gathering supplies, equipment, and instruments.
• Ensure surgical asepsis is maintained in handling instruments, sponges, sutures, drains, needles, and dressings.
• Assist in turnover of operating rooms between cases and dispose of waste and linens.
• Prepare procedure room for use the following day and report shortages to supervisor.

Skills

Operating room experience

Surgical asepsis

Team collaboration

Education

Accredited Surgical Technology program

Surgical Tech Certification

BCLS Certification

Job description

**This position will float to our surgery centers in Allen and Anna**

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Certified Surgical Tech for the float pool, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you will contribute to the company’s mission and vision by assisting with the provision of safe and effective nursing care in accordance with a defined scope of practice within the operating room. This may include: direct patient care and observation, scrubbing and assisting the surgeon at the operative field, surgical room turnover between cases, collection and recording of pertinent clinical data in the medical record and consistent collaboration with the Registered Nurse in clinical decision making.

What you will do in this role:

• You will rotate to other ambulatory surgery center facilities
• Demonstrate necessary practical, technical, or specialized skills required for the role of the surgical technician in accordance with the Association of Surgical Technologists
• Assist in preparing the operative suite for surgery by checking and gathering supplies, equipment, and instruments
• Ensure that surgical asepsis is maintained in the handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, drains, needles, and dressings
• Assist in the turnover of the operating room suites between cases, disposing of trash and linens, and cleaning of equipment and environmental surfaces
• Prepare procedure room for use the following day by bringing in equipment, setting up, "pulling cases" accurately, and reporting to supervisor items that are needed and not available

Qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program as required per facility practice and state regulatory requirement; otherwise preferred
• Surgical Tech Certification
• One year experience in an operating room setting (preferably in an ambulatory surgery center)
• Valid BCLS Certification upon employment ***Online certification not acceptable

Benefits

North Texas Float Pool, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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