Surgical Support Tech - Operating Room Full Time 11:00am - 7:30pm

Jupiter Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jupiter Medical Center, Inc. is seeking a Surgical Support Technician to assist the operating room team, anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other hospital personnel.

You will help prepare and transport patients, set up and troubleshoot surgical equipment, and ensure a clean, safe environment for procedures. Minimum requirements include High School Diploma or GED and American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers; 1 year OR experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers required.
• 1 year operating room experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Surgical suite cleaning and troubleshooting.
• Restocking of operating rooms and terminals.
• Patient positioning during surgery.
• Assisting with preparation and transportation of patients.
• Acquiring surgical equipment before cases per surgeon's preference.
• Assisting with setup of operating room equipment.
• Assisting anesthesia providers during procedures.
• Patient transfer and movement.
• Communicates effectively with all levels of clinical staff.

Skills

BLS for Health Care providers

Operating Room experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Health-related education/certification

Job description

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast. Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Education High School Graduate or Equivalent, Health-related education, experience, or certification. Experience / Qualifications: American Heart Association BLS for Health Care providers. 1-year Operating Room experience preferred.

Position Summary

As a surgical support technician, you assist in facilitating patient care by working concurrently with the OR staff, anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other hospital personnel.

• Surgical Suite cleaning and troubleshooting
• Restocking of operating rooms and terminals
• Patient positioning during surgery
• Assisting with the preparation and transportation of patients
• Before beginning cases, acquiring surgical equipment according to the surgeon's preference and the case's requirements
• Assisting with the setup of operating room equipment
• Assisting anesthesia providers during patient procedures
• Patient transfer and movement
• Communicates effectively with all levels of clinical staff (surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and ancillary staff)
• Prepares and plans for post-surgical patient transport in a safe manner.
• Communicates and responds effectively and promptly.
• Surgical gas transport and setup (nitrogen, oxygen, CO2, etc.) in a safe manner.
• Understanding of surgical procedures and processes, along with the types of equipment used for each procedure, according to the surgeon's preferences.
• In addition to the above, performs other duties as required.

Team Member Competencies

Peer Support Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively within the team.

Inspiring and Motivating Others Fosters commitment and cohesiveness by facilitating cooperation and working as a team within the organization toward goal accomplishments. Work well with others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation to complete tasks and positive workflow.

Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.

Acting with Integrity Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations. Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments. Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.

Being a Champion for Change and Innovation Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Things creatively, generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes. Accepts new ways of doing things and adapts to change.

Communicating Effectively Speaks and writes clearly, conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience. Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and organization.

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Treats all people with dignity and respect.

Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics.

Challenges bias and intolerance.

Develops all-inclusive groups in the realms of social interaction and communication.

Shows respect for the beliefs of others; encourages and promotes practices that support cultural diversity; discourages behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair, biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.

Physical Requirements

This job can be physically demanding at times requiring stooping, sitting, standing, and walking for long periods of time. The team member will need to frequently assist lifting patients and heavy equipment. Must be able to work in a stressful environment, work independently, making sound decisions, detail oriented, alert, and self-motivated. Ability to push/pull up to 40lbs, carry and lift up to 50lbs.

Threshold Requirements

These threshold requirements are required and completed yearly basis Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation TB/PPD Surveillance Program Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

This is not necessarily an extensive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associates with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

I have reviewed these job requirements and verify that I can perform all essential functions of this position.

Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Thanks for your interest in working on our team!!

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.