Surgical Technologist or LPN - Surgery

Sanford Health•Bemidji, MN

3d•$28 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This position is for a Surgical Technologist or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the Surgery department. The Surgical Technologist assists the surgeon during surgical procedures, preparing instruments and supplies, and anticipating the surgeon's needs. The LPN provides professional nursing care for patients of all ages in a structured care setting, adhering to Sanford's policies and procedures. The role involves collaboration with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. The LPN must demonstrate knowledge of nursing principles, patient assessment, and medication effects, functioning within the scope of practice defined by the Nurse Practice Act and ANA standards.

Requirements

A graduate of a Surgical Technology program.
National certification required at time of hire or within 6 months of hire.
Must be a graduate of a school of surgical technology.
Experience in an operating room setting is required.
Must have a good knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical and surgical terminology, instrumentation, aseptic techniques, and surgical procedures acquired through post-secondary training.
Certification as a Surgical Technologist is required within six (6) months of hire.
If registry status has not been held in the past, it must be achieved within four (4) months from the date of initial employment.
Must have graduated from an accredited school or college of nursing program leading to licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
IV therapy skills are required.
Must have attended a pre-licensure nursing program that included supervised clinical experience across the life span as part of the curriculum or have had a minimum of 400 hours of experience as a RN (or LPN) at another facility.
Requires current licensure as a practical nurse in the state/states of practice.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree in practical nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to the surgeon during surgical procedures, including preparing and organizing operating room instruments and supplies.
Anticipate the surgeons needs during a procedure.
Follows all standard operating procedures (SOP) and policies, infection prevention and control guidelines.
Able to recognize potential and actual processing errors, and notify leadership and follow up according to procedure or instruction.
Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner and maintains continuity in work flow.
Responsible for use of technologies such as copy and fax machine, internet, handheld devices, electronic medical records, instrument tracking systems, inventory management systems, email and Microsoft Office.
Assists in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care that meets the mission and goals of quality care and service excellence at Sanford.
Assists with assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, or documenting the care of patients.
Will work under the supervision and delegation authority of a surgeon, and in some cases other clinical licensed professionals, to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive and non-invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety.
Accurately accounts for items used during a procedure and maintains an organized sterile field facilitates accountability for all items during and after a procedure.
Demonstrates knowledge in the theory and application of the principles of asepsis and sterile technique to combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation and tools and technologies to facilitate a provider's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
Actively participates in safety measures, maintains an organized sterile field, as well as maintains awareness of the location of all supplies needed for the course of the procedure.
Prepares the surgical environment before procedures; ensuring that supplies and dedicated devices are sterile and ready for surgery, as well clipping, transporting, positioning, and ensuring aseptic incision sites.
The surgical technologist may also assist in the preparation of patients prior to procedures.
Makes minor adjustments to avoid instrument malfunctions and keeps them in operating condition.
May conduct sterile and unsterile supply quality assurance checks are according to sterilization principles before procedure.
Verifies the completeness of items when returned from the surgical site.
Participates in reconciliation activities.
Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships and well-developed critical thinking skills; must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and must be able to adjust to changes in duties with minimal notice, as the schedule requires.
May assist with additional administration duties as needed for case preparation of patients.
Provides services for patients during surgical procedures.
Assists in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care that meets the mission and goals of quality care and service excellence at Sanford.
Provides services for patients during surgical procedures.
Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
Demonstrates knowledge of nursing principles for the patient in the relevant clinical setting and possess the ability to perform testing to assess data reflective of the patient's status and to interpret appropriately the information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to the age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed.
Knowledge of the principles and skills needed for nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
Knowledge of medications and their effects on patients.
Functions within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.
The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.