Covington-Certified Surgical Tech
About The Position
Ochsner Health, established in 1942, is committed to serving, healing, leading, educating, and innovating, attributing its progress to dedicated employees. This role involves assisting in surgical procedures competently and professionally, ensuring proper handling and maintenance of equipment and supplies, and guaranteeing their availability for surgical procedures. The Certified Surgical Tech will scrub for surgical procedures and perform other duties as assigned by a registered nurse (RN). The job description is a summary of primary duties and responsibilities and is subject to change at the company's discretion.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate from an accepted course in surgical technology certification
- Certification in Surgical Technology
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association
- Good organizational skills
- Good time management skills and ability to be self directed
- Ability to demonstrate good judgement
Nice To Haves
- 1 year of experience in a similar medical setting
- Basic analytical experience
Responsibilities
- Assists in procedures competently and professionally
- Ensures appropriate handling and maintenance of equipment and supplies
- Ensures availability of equipment and supplies for surgical procedures
- Scrubs for surgical procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned by the registered nurse (RN)
- Performs direct patient care duties, including assisting physicians during procedures
- Assists in the day-to-day operations of the department
- Maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, equipment, training, and credentials
- Adapts to change in a positive constructive manner
- Ensures cleanliness and/disinfection of endoscopes while maintaining quality control measures
- Performs other related duties as required
- Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards
- Maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
