Operating Room Tech (Surgical Tech) - FT Days - Nazareth Hospital

Trinity Health•Philadelphia, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Functions primarily as a member of the surgical team, and performs specific duties in an operating room or other areas of asepsis under the direction and continuous supervision of qualified professional nurses and surgeons. The responsibilities include skillful performance of selected duties before, during and after an operation as a scrub or circulating assistant, in conformance with institutional Mission and Philosophy and AORN Standards. On-call is required.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent.
Completion of a surgical technical program or Surgical Technician certification preferred
Completion of a Certified Surgical Tech program approved by the National Board of Surgical Technical and Surgical Assisting.
Certified Surgical Tech preferred.
BCLS required
Willingness to learn the philosophies, objectives, policies, procedures, and responsibilities of nursing care of the Medical Center in order to care for patients accordingly.
Verbal ability is required to communicate with the patients and to understand instructions received form physicians and members of the nursing staff.
Manual dexterity is required to move and use hands easily and skillfully while assisting patients and in the practice of operating room skills.
A faculty for relating to people and interest in their welfare in normal as well as stressful situations.
Ability to deal with operative procedures and crisis situations.