FT scrub technician

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley•Pleasanton, CA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Technologist works under the direct supervision of the RN, to perform a variety of duties in the operation room to assist the surgical team, creating and maintain a sterile field and functions as a member of the sterile team.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Required
Completion of operating room or surgical technician course Required
Good communication skills with the ability to read, write and understand the English language
Ability to work as a valued team member
Problem identification and resolution skills
Effective organizational, and interpersonal skills
Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff, physicians and ancillary staff
Knowledgeable about current practice and compliance requirements within job role and specialty
Strong computer skills
Strong attention to detail
Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers required .

Nice To Haves

Associate's Degree Preferred
1+ year to 2 years of experience as an Operating Room Technician Preferred
National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) certification preferred
CST - Certified Surgical Tech preferred .

Responsibilities

Establishes a sterile field including instruments, and supplies required for specific operations.
Always follows aseptic techniques when opening sterile supplies and setting up procedures.
Assists in draping of patient and establishment of sterile field.
Works with OR team to prepare and pass instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies needed in the operative procedures and maintains a correct count.
Prepares and anticipates additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure
Measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure
Holds retractors and other devices under direction of the surgeon
Assists in proper care and hand off of specimen, from surgical field to RN and verifies correct specimen labeling.
Assist in cleaning all equipment, carts and rooms after operative procedures.
Cleans and prepares used instruments for terminal sterilization per hospital policy
Provide care to any age-related needs of the patients served on the unit
Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital.
C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare Tri-Valley’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions.

Benefits

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families.
Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other.
C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions.
Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective: Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination
Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment.
Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above.
People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.
Generally starting at $46.36 - $59.75 per hour
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.
This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
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