Surgical Technologist, Operating Room (3rd Floor)

Northside Hospital Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Northside Hospital is seeking a Surgical Technologist to support operating room teams in Atlanta, GA. The role involves preparing instruments, supplies, and equipment, and ensuring patient safety during procedures. Candidates should be a graduate of an accredited surgical technology program with OR experience and hold BLS certification.

The schedule is from 6:45AM to 5:15PM with rotating weekends and on-call requirements, primarily on-site in our surgical services department.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification required.
• Graduate of accredited surgical tech program with OR experience (1 year) or 3 years OR in last 7 years.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare instruments, supplies and equipment for surgical procedures.
• Support patient safety and assist staff during surgeries and turnover.

Conocimientos

BLS certification

Color vision

Surgical instrumentation

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Graduate of accredited surgical technology program

NBSTSA CST or NCCT TS-C preferred

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The surgical technologist handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure. Helps to ensure patient safety and quality of care by performing various tasks and duties that provide technical assistance and support to medical/surgical staff and personnel during and in the turnover of surgical procedures. Specializes in multiple surgical services lines and potentially works with neonates, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• High school diploma, equivalent education (GED) or post-secondary education
• Must hold American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
• Visual color acuity screening depending on the role in specific units.
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program and working as a Surgical Technologist with one (1) year of experience.

OR

Three (3) years of full-time employment within the last seven (7) years in an Operating Room setting working as a Surgical Technologist.

PREFERRED

• Certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or Technologist in Surgery- Certified (TS-C) through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

Work Hours:

6:45AM-5:15PM

Weekend Requirements:

Yes- Rotating Basis

On-Call Requirements:

Yes