Surgery Certified Surgical Tech - Full Time

Jennie Stuart Health • Hopkinsville, KY

6d

About The Position

To act as a primary scrub person who handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment utilized for surgical procedures. Anticipates the needs of the surgeon and has the necessary knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure. Has an understanding of the procedures being performed and is constantly on vigil for maintenance of the sterile field. adheres to departmental and AORN standards; Human Resource, hospital-wide, and departmental policies and procedures. Continuously monitors the quality of care delivered to our patients to promote efficacy, appropriateness, availability, timelines, effectiveness, continuity, safety, efficiency, and respect and caring. • Provides a safe environment. • Demonstrates use and troubleshooting of equipment. • Ability to take directions from RN. • Provides health care at the best value without compromising patient care. • Utilizes knowledge of anatomy and physiology/medical terminology for proper case preparation. • Secures equipment and supplies based on patient's needs. • Performs accurate sponge, sharp, and instrument counts consistent with policy and procedure. • Creates, maintains, and monitors and sterile field. • Constantly maintains an orderly instrument table/mayo and passes instruments and equipment as necessary to facilitate, without interruption. • Adheres to departmental policy and procedure and AORN standards in scrubbing, gowning, gloving, draping, and aseptic technique. • Applies proper principles of prepping patient for procedure. • Immediately removes/reports equipment/instruments that are broken or not safe for patient use., • Precepts/orients new personal and students. • Accepts and labels medications onto the sterile field according to policy. • Provides age specific care. • Regularly attends departmental meetings, asks questions, and remains informed. • Maintains open communication with physicians, peers, and leadership. • Actively assists and supports performance improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Handles instruments, supplies, and equipment for surgical procedures
• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon
• Ensures quality patient care during operative procedures
• Maintains sterile field
• Adheres to departmental and AORN standards
• Monitors quality of patient care
• Provides a safe environment
• Demonstrates use and troubleshooting of equipment
• Takes directions from RN
• Provides health care at the best value
• Utilizes knowledge of anatomy and physiology/medical terminology for proper case preparation
• Secures equipment and supplies based on patient's needs
• Performs accurate counts
• Creates, maintains, and monitors sterile field
• Maintains orderly instrument table
• Adheres to aseptic technique
• Applies proper principles of prepping patient
• Removes/reports unsafe equipment
• Precepts/orients new personnel and students
• Accepts and labels medications
• Provides age specific care
• Attends meetings
• Maintains open communication
• Assists and supports performance improvement activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees