Surgical Technologist - Full Time
Company: Saint Joseph Health System
Location: Mishawaka
Posted on: January 22, 2023
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Job Description:
Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day 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 steri-lizing.11.Performs related
clerical and service duties such as answering telephones, relaying
messages, booking cases, trans-porting 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 preferred. 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.Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and
InclusionTrinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens
of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 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.Trinity Health's dedication to diversity
includes a unified workforce (through training and education,
recruitment, retention and development), commitment and
accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier
diversity.
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