Surgical Technologist
Company: Saint Joseph Health System
Location: Mishawaka
Posted on: January 21, 2023
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Job Description:
Employment Type:Full timeShift:12 Hour Night
ShiftDescription:JOB SUMMARYPrepares for scheduled operations and
arranges sterile set-up of instrument table according to
established procedures. Assists surgeons by passing instruments and
supplies, holding retractors and anticipating surgeons' needs
during course of surgery. Cleans operating room and stores
equipment and supplies.JOB DUTIES1. Actively demonstrates the
organization's mission and core values, and conducts oneself at all
times in a manner consistent with these values.2. Knows and adheres
to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety
and medical information.3. Scrubs for cases according to
established sterile procedures and changes into operative clothing;
dons sterile gown and gloves and assists surgeons with same.4.
Prepares for scheduled operative procedure by arranging sterile
set-up of instrument table with linens, instruments and sutures
required for specific procedures according to surgeons' preference.
Assists nurse with counting of sponges.5. Assists surgeons with
draping and positioning patient.6. Passes instruments, sponges,
sutures and other sterile supplies and equipment to surgeons and
assistants during procedures, holds retraction devices and acts to
anticipate and respond to surgeons' needs during course of
surgery.7. Receives surgical specimens, places same in preservative
solutions, and notifies circulating nurse of source of material.8.
Counts sponges, needles and instruments used during surgery before
closing, and assists with sterile dressing of operative site
following closing.9. Cleans operating room according to established
procedures following each case by removing drapes, replacing hamper
and trash bags, disposing of used supplies, cleaning and returning
equipment to appropriate storage areas, and so forth.10. Washes
delicate instruments requiring special handling and wraps
instruments in preparation for gas or steam sterilizing.11.
Performs related clerical and service duties such as answering
telephones, relaying messages, booking cases, transporting patients
to and from surgery, requisitioning supplies, and so forth.12.
Performs other duties consistent with purpose of job as
directed.JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIESEducation: High
School graduate with formal training as a surgery tech. Associates
in allied health surgical technology preferred.Licensure: Surgical
Technologist certification required, unless Surgical Technologist
program was completed prior to 2009. Those who completed prior to
2009 will be required to obtain certification within 90 days of
hire. CPR certification on hire or able to obtain within 60
days.Experience: 2 years in operating room as a surgical
technologist.Other Job Requirements: Knowledge of operating room
procedures.Knowledge of patient safety procedures.Skilled in
effective participation on surgical team.Skilled in safety and
infection control procedures.Skilled in equipment
maintenance.Assigned hours within your shift, starting time, or
days of work are subject to change based on departmental and/or
organizational needs.Our Commitment to Diversity and
InclusionTrinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and
nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because
we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to
recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language
preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve
and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We
also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and
perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to
innovative solutions.Our dedication to diversity includes a unified
workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention,
and development), commitment and accountability, communication,
community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
Keywords: Saint Joseph Health System, Mishawaka , Surgical Technologist , Healthcare , Mishawaka, Indiana
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