About this position
Provides assistance and support to the surgeon and operative team to ensure a safe environment, equipment functions properly, adheres to surgical concepts and infection control principles for the customer who may include: neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults or older adults. The Surgical Technologist (CST) works under the supervision of the registered nurse.
What we’ll expect from you
• Collaborates as a team member with other health care providers to ensure optimal outcomes for surgical customers. • Recognizes emergency situations and responds promptly and effectively. • Evaluates one's own practice in relation to professional standards of practice and relevant statues and regulations. • Participates in Quality improvement activities to ensure remarkable care for surgical services customers and families. • Cares for instruments and equipment before, during and after surgery to ensure proper function. • Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of surgical procedures and instrument/equipment use. • Creates a safe customer environment by implementing surgical asepsis, sterile technique, surgical conscience, universal precautions, and all customer safety procedures. • Assists the surgeon during the operative procedures within scope of practice • Participates in perioperative safety, Time Out, Fire Safety, Injury Prevention, etc. • Identifies specimens before passing off the field. • Assists RN with circulating duties as assigned. • Accepts other duties as assigned to promote the accomplishment of organizational goals. • The team member is accountable to demonstrate proficiency for the skills outlined in the appropriate position skills list. • The team member is accountable to maintain skill proficiency, including improvement where deemed necessary, and upgrading any additional or new skills on the appropriate position skills list.
• Recognizes and complies with legal, regulatory, accrediting and procedural requirements related to area of responsibility. • Understands and follows principles and standards as outlined in North Memorial's Corporate Code of Conduct. • Protects customer and team member privacy and only accesses customer and/or team member related information as needed to perform job duties. • Reports violations or areas of concern to supervisor or Corporate Compliance Officer via established methods of communication. • Understands and follows principles and standards as outlined in North Memorial's Corporate Code of Conduct. • Protects customer and team member privacy and only accesses customer and/or team member related information as needed to perform job duties. • Reports violations or areas of concern to supervisor or Corporate Compliance Officer via established methods of communication. • Recognizes and complies with legal, regulatory, accrediting and procedural requirements related to area of responsibility. • Understands and follows principles and standards as outlined in North Memorial's Corporate Code of Conduct. • Protects customer and team member privacy and only accesses customer and/or team member related information as needed to perform job duties. • Reports violations or areas of concern to supervisor or Corporate Compliance Officer via established methods of communication.
Interested? Here are our requirements
Education
• Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program or equivalent.
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Previous Operating room experience preferred. • Customer service skills • Ability to organize and prioritize. • Communication and Interpersonal skills
Licensure/Certification(s) Mandatory
• Certified Surgical Technologist(CST) through governing body, i.e. National Board Surgical Technologists (NBST), National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT); or obtained within 12 months of hire - Community Standard • BLS certification required at time of hire- NMHC Standard
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Hours per two week pay period: 72
Shift: Day/Night 12 hours
Weekend Requirement: Weekends by Department Rotation
Work Group: Surgical Technicians
Call Requirement: On/Off Premise Call
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