Surgical Technician
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.The Surgical Technologist 1 is a member of the surgical team responsible for providing intra-operative care to the surgical patient. This job requires working in a fast paced environment, with a focus on patient progression goals, quality initiatives and achieving the highest level of patient satisfaction. They will precept other staff and students. Surgical Technologist 1 functions under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse/Circulating Nurse.Job Description:Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
Requirements
- Education: Graduate of CAAHEP-accredited surgical technology program.
- Licensure, Certification, Registration: Certification Preferred. Must obtain certification within one year of hire.
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: Demonstrates the ability to be thoroughly trained to meet organizational standards.
- Experience: New graduate ST to one year of experience.
Responsibilities
- Assists and collaborates with the Circulating nurse to set up for surgicalprocedures with proper instrumentation, equipment and supplies.
- Primary role is as a ST, passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon at the sterile field.
- Anticipates needs of surgical team during the procedure and provides themwith proper instruments, equipment, supplies to meet these needs.
- Assists in the care, cleaning and maintenance of all general and specialtyinstruments, equipment and supplies according to established guidelines,policies and procedures.
- Collaborates with the Circulating nurse to insure the accuracy of all sponge, sharps and instrument counts according to established policies and procedures.
- Responsible for application of the principles of aspesis to maintain integrity of the sterile field.
- Participates in the quality improvement/quality assurance process at the unit level.
- Communicates effectively
- Parallel Processing in collaboration with circulating nurse/team staff to achieve and maintain turnover goals and on-time starts.
- Actively participates in performing the essential components of the WHO Checklist, hand hygiene, and other department safety and quality initiatives.
- Must be able to take assignment of “on-call” for specified nights, weekends and holidays.
- Handles specimens according to policy and procedure
- Incorporates Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Guiding Principles, Mission Statement and Goals into daily activities
- Complies with all Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Policies
- Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
- Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients
- Demonstrates an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment
- Demonstrates a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently adheres to Customer Service standards
- Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
- Successfully completes Mandatory Education.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
