Surgical Tech III - Cardiac - Operating Room - 12 Hours Days 6:30am - 7:00pm - $5,000 Hiring Incentive

Cedars Sinai • Los Angeles, CA

122d • $36 - $58

About The Position

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai! At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals-and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work - excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have great resources to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others.

Requirements

• Highschool Diploma/GED - Required
• Vocational/Technical Diploma - Required
• Three (3) years surgical procedures

Nice To Haves

• Certified Surgical Technologist - Preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinates in-services in collaboration with educators and team leaders.
• Performs the preceptor role for surgical technology students and new hires.
• Assists co-workers in the orientation of department processes.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities and serves as a mentor and role model for STI and STII.
• Helps to improve efficiency and cost in surgical units and participates in developing budgetary requirements.
• Participates in decision-making activities related to evaluating and acquiring surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies.
• Demonstrates active involvement in department committees and unit in-services promoting patient care and safety.
• Participates in unit staff meetings providing constructive input to assist in unit direction, problem-solving, and problem resolution.
• Promotes performance improvement through participation in the Medical Center's Performance Improvement Program.
• Prepares operating rooms for surgery and assists with turning over the operating room.
• Arranges instruments according to a given procedure.
• Confirms that instruments work properly and are sterilized.
• Maintains the availability of instruments and supplies to avoid delays.
• Correctly uses, cares for, cleans, and sterilizes instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Assists coworkers with their learning related to the care and handling of instruments and sterilization.
• Assists surgeons during surgery by passing instruments and other sterile supplies.
• Performs appropriate intraoperative count (instruments, sponges, needles), and labels all medication.
• Prepares patients for surgery, such as by washing and disinfecting incision sites.
• Transports patients to and from surgery.
• Demonstrates clinical competency and technical skills for general and special populations.
• Aware of patient needs while assisting the RN in implementing the plan of care for each patient.
• Assists the RN in prioritizing job duties, physician requests, and interdepartmental procedures as directed by RN.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge about the equipment used in assigned areas including the care, handling, operations, troubleshooting, and safety precautions.
• Recognizes malfunctions and initiates repairs appropriately.
• Assembles processes and maintains instruments relevant to the assigned area.
• Monitors and updates inventory within the area as assigned.
• Assists coworkers with their learning related to equipment.
• Assists in storing and stocking supplies and maintains and updates surgeons' preference lists as needed.
• Improves the accuracy of patient identification: uses two identifiers when transporting patients between units/departments.
• Reduces the risk of patient harm resulting from falls. Observes patients for the risk of falling and takes action to prevent patient falls.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
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• Education Level: High school or GED