Surg Tech II - Full Time Evening - Zion Med Ctr - OR

Kaiser Permanente; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend rotation

Call rotation

10-hour shifts option

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, CA is seeking a Surgical Technologist II to join the OR team for evening shifts. Under supervision, you will prepare the operating room, pass instruments, maintain aseptic conditions, and assist with patient care during and after surgery.

This role requires OR scrub experience or completion of an OR training program, certification within 6 months, and BLS.

Weekend and call rotations are required; option for 10-hour shifts depending on department needs.

Qualifications

• One year of operating room or military scrub experience in the last two years or completion of an operating room training program.

Responsibilities

• Assists physician during surgery as a member of the surgical team.
• Passes instruments and supplies as directed; scrubs and maintains sterile technique.
• Assists in draping the patient.
• Provides proper retraction of tissue.
• Holds and positions retractors as directed.
• Assists with hemostasis using Bovie as directed by the surgeon.
• Assists with suctioning, sponge and needle counts.
• Prepares suture for closure and applies wound dressings.
• Recognizes and responds to acute emergencies following procedures.
• Assist with video camera positioning under surgeon guidance.
• Checks surgeon preference cards and prepares sterile setup.
• Counts with the circulating nurse prior to patient prep.
• Maintains documentation for the procedure.
• Restocks and assists with inventory and par levels.
• Acts as preceptor for surgical technician students.

Skills

OR Scrub

Aseptic technique

Education

Surgical Technologist Certificate

Basic Life Support

Job description

Job Summary:

Under close supervision, assists during surgery as a member of the surgical team by preparing and organizing operating room prior to surgery, selecting and passing instruments during surgical procedures, maintaining operating room in aseptic condition following established policies and procedures; and assists with patient care during and after surgery Conforms to prescribed policies and procedures regarding aseptic techniques. Maintains cooperative, courteous relationship with the patients, public, and other personnel.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assists physician during surgery as a member of surgical team.

• Passes instruments and supplies as directed. Scrubs and conforms to sterile technique for each procedure.

• Assists in draping the patient.

• Provides proper retraction of tissue.

• At the direction of the surgeon, can hold retractor (but cannot place retractor).

• Assists in controlling hemostasis by applying a Bovie to a clamp as the direction of the surgeon.

• Assists with sponging, suctioning, and performing sponge, needle/sharp, and instrument counts.

• Prepares suture for closure of surgical incision.

• Applies proper surgical dressing as directed by physician (wound healing and dressings).

• Recognizes, responds to, and assists in acute emergency situations following established procedures and policies.

• Hold and position video camera under direction of the surgeon.

• Check surgeons preference cards and prepare sterile setup for surgeon.

• Count with circulating nurse, before she/he preps the patient.

• Be accountable for items required for documentation on that procedure.

• Anticipate wants of surgeon and keep adequate sutures and supplies ready.

• Keep Mayo Stand and Back table neat and orderly, make sure that there are no loose needles on the field.

• Confirm all specimens with the surgeon.

• Handoff specimens to the circulator prior to the end of the case or earlier if direction of the surgeon.

• Takes all instruments to workroom for washing or places in cart to return to SPD.

• Remove suction bottles, etc., disposes of any contaminated instruments.

• Adheres to methods of sterilization, disinfecting, antisepsis & aseptic techniques.

• Packaging, storing and dispensing surgery supplies.

• Principals for maintaining environmental safety: including handing of surgical specimens and body fluids.

• Required counts.

• Electrical and radiation hazards, fire safety.

• Drains, tubes, and collection mechanisms, catheters.

• Modes of transportation to and from the O.R., including ICU transport.

• Patient care and emergency procedures.

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

• Assists surgeons with surgical procedures, in other patient areas according to patient needs, i.e. toucheostoy and PDA repair in NICU.

• Other duties as assigned or required.

• Additional Surgical Technologist II duties include:

• Restocking surgical supplies

• Assisting in creating inventory lists

• Assisting with setting par levels (so co-workers can also restock)

• Assisting with education and in-services when requesting by management and co-workers

• Works with management on re-organization of work environment / storage spaces

• Takes call

• Ability to scrub all cases

• Acts as preceptor/trainee for surgical technician students and new surgical technician staff

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• One (1) year of operating room or military equivalent experience in scrub role within the last two (2) years or recent completion of operating room training program.

Education

• N/A.

License, Certification, Registration

• Surgical Technologist Certificate within 6 months of hire from National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting OR National Center for Competency Testing Certificate - Technologist in Surgery within 6 months of hire from National Center for Competency Testing

• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to scrub all types of surgical cases except open heart.

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A.

Notes:

• Weekend and call rotation required.

• Option to work 10-hour shifts: 1:00pm-1130pm per department needs. Back up 8-hour shift is 3:00pm-11:30pm. 8hrs or 10 based on department.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Surg Tech II - Full Time Evening - Zion Med Ctr - OR

LOCATION: San Diego, California

REQNUMBER: 1438969

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.