Surgical Technologist Certified - LDRPN

CHRISTUS Health•New Braunfels, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - New Braunfels is a 94-private-bed, full-service hospital in downtown New Braunfels. The facility provides services including imaging, orthopedic and surgical care, rehabilitation, maternity and neonatal care, emergency care, wound care and hyperbaric services, mammography, and heart care. The Surgical Technologist performs technical duties to prepare and care for pre-operative patients and assist with direct patient care in the operating room under the direction of a professional nurse. Duties include preparing patients and the operating room, maintaining aseptic technique and a sterile field, positioning and transporting patients, passing instruments and sutures, and identifying and caring for specimens. The role also includes monitoring the surgical environment and following applicable safety, sanitation, decontamination, processing, and sterilization policies.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a Surgical Technology program or an accredited LVN/LPN program.
BLS certification.
Certified Surgical Technologist certification within 180 days of graduation or an LVN/LPN license.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience preferred.
Proficiency in scrubbing three specialty areas is highly preferred, including areas such as Transplants, Open Heart, Urology, Neurology, Titanium Rib, and Robotics.

Responsibilities

Meet the expectations of applicable OneCHRISTUS competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Under the direction of a professional nurse, perform processes related to direct patient care and assistance in the operating room before and during surgical procedures.
Prepare patient skin for surgery according to hospital standards and provide pre-operative comfort and support while respecting patient care and privacy.
Transport patients to and from the operating room and position them according to the type of surgery.
Establish and maintain the sterile field; pass instruments and sutures to the physician and assist as directed.
Set up operating room tables, instruments, and supplies according to the case, using physician preference cards as a starting point when pulling cases and setting up.
Keep physician preference cards as complete and current as possible.
Identify and care for biological specimens.
Work effectively as a member of the patient-care team and cooperate in team planning and execution.
Maintain a safe environment through technical and aseptic practices, Universal Barrier Precautions, appropriate traffic control, dress codes, and operating room sanitation policies.
Demonstrate clinical expertise in the use and care of surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment.
Monitor and control the surgical environment.
Follow facility policies and procedures for decontamination, processing, and sterilization of instruments and supplies.
Perform assigned patient-care responsibilities in a manner that meets patients’ population-specific and developmental needs, adapting assessment, treatment, and care methods to individual physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.