SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley is seeking an experienced Surgical Technologist to assist surgeons in the operating room, maintain a sterile field and support the surgical team. The role requires 3+ years of OR tech experience, a high school diploma or GED, and completion of an OR tech course; an associate degree is preferred.

You will work evening 12-hour shifts in the United States, collaborating with RNs and staff, following C-I-CARE standards and ensuring patient safety through aseptic

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Completion of operating room or surgical technician course required.
• AST certification or NCCT certification preferred; BLS required for healthcare providers

Responsibilities

• Establishes a sterile field including instruments and supplies for specific operations.
• Follow aseptic techniques when opening sterile supplies and setting up procedures.
• Assists in draping of patient and establishment of sterile field.
• Prepares and passes instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies needed; maintains correct counts.
• Prepares and anticipates instrumentation and supplies for usage during the procedure.
• Measures and passes medications and irrigation solutions used during the procedure.
• Holds retractors and other devices under direction of the surgeon.
• Assists in proper care and hand off of specimens and labeling.
• Cleans and prepares used instruments for terminal sterilization.
• Cares for age-related needs of patients on the unit.
• Performs duties per C-I-CARE standards of the hospital.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

English communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s Degree Preferred

Completion of operating room or surgical technician course Required

Tools

AST certification preferred

NCCT certification preferred

BLS certification preferred

Job description

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Evening - 12 Hour (United States of America)

Assist surgeons with case procedures

This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.

A Brief Overview

The Surgical Technologist works under the direct supervision of the RN, to perform a variety of duties in the operation room to assist the surgical team, creating and maintain a sterile field and functions as a member of the sterile team.

Locations

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

What you will do

• Establishes a sterile field including instruments, and supplies required for specific operations.


• Always follows aseptic techniques when opening sterile supplies and setting up procedures.


• Assists in draping of patient and establishment of sterile field.


• Works with OR team to prepare and pass instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies needed in the operative procedures and maintains a correct count.


• Prepares and anticipates additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure


• Measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure


• Holds retractors and other devices under direction of the surgeon


• Assists in proper care and hand off of specimen, from surgical field to RN and verifies correct specimen labeling.


• Assist in cleaning all equipment, carts and rooms after operative procedures.


• Cleans and prepares used instruments for terminal sterilization per hospital policy


• Provide care to any age-related needs of the patients served on the unit


• Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare – Tri-Valley’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required


• Associate’s Degree Preferred


• Completion of operating room or surgical technician course Required

Experience Qualifications

• 3+ years to 5 years of experience as an Operating Room Technician Required

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:


• Addition of sub-specialty certification completion, i.e. ortho, vascular or robotic. Ability to scrub a variety of service lines


• LEVEL REQUIREMENTS/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:


• Association of Surgical Technologist (AST) certification preferred


• National Center of Competency Testing (NCCT) certification preferred

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good communication skills with the ability to read, write and understand the English language


• Ability to work as a valued team member


• Problem identification and resolution skills


• Effective organizational, and interpersonal skills.


• Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff, physicians and ancillary staff.


• Knowledgeable about current practice and compliance requirements within job role and specialty.


• Strong computer skills


• Strong attention to detail

Licenses and Certifications

• CST - Certified Surgical Tech preferred .


• Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers required .

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

_Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:_

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care


• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health


• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

**Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in****all of **its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $46.36 - $59.75 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.