Certified Surgerical Technician - Scholarship $10,000
About The Position
Surgical technologists are health professionals who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of 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. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Perioperative Services consists of the Operating Room (OR), Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU), Endoscopy, Minor Procedures and Sterile Processing Dept. Patients are cared for from 10 months until the end of life. General surgery, limited vascular, thoracic, OB/GYN, orthopedic, urology, dental, ophthalmology, and podiatry are performed in the three rooms. Holmium laser, greenlight laser, and ESWL are provided through outside contract services. Cesarean sections are performed in the Birthing Center operating room. Perioperative Services is staffed by Registered Nurses, Surgical Tech/LPN, Surgical Technologist-Endoscopy, Surgical Technologists, an Anesthesia Tech, Materials Specialist, Scheduler/Staffing Coordinator, Sterile Processing Technicians, a Unit Secretary/LNA, Workflow Coordinator, Unit Secretary and a Director of Perioperative Services. The OR provides care 24 hrs. a day, each day of the year for patients aged ten months until the end of life. The OR’s elective schedule is from 7:00am to 3:30pm. Care is coordinated between physician offices, the OR, Anesthesiology, the Preoperative Screening NP, and the Perioperative Supervisor for PACU/ACU and the OR/SPD. Predictable starting times for surgery and admitting times for patients are established by the Director or designee. The PACU has an area for the immediate preoperative care and reassessment of patients for surgery, for the admission and discharge of select ACU patients, and primarily, for the provision of intensive observation and care of patients following operative and special procedures. Sterile Processing processes and decontaminates instruments and equipment for the OR and Nursing Units house wide. The ACU includes Endoscopy and the Minor Procedures Room, caring for surgical /medical patients, and providing pre and postoperative care and education services. Patients having minor procedures and endoscopy requiring moderate sedation/analgesia are also receiving care. Preoperative Screening is an area staffed by Registered Nurses, Workflow Coordinator and Unit Secretary. Patients are interviewed prior to surgery, pre-op consults, and test results reviewed, and anesthesia guidelines followed to assure adequate patient assessment and preparation prior to surgery.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Completion of a surgical technology course, certificate program or comparable experience required
- Recent OR scrub experience required.
- Certification from Association of Surgical Technologists preferred.
- CPR required.
- Requires eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity.
- Normal or corrected vision/hearing.
- Helping and assisting with the lifting and/or moving of patients from one point to another.
Benefits
- $10,000 financial award to be put towards a Certified Surgical Technologist Program/ Associated Degree in Surgical Technology.
- Two year BMH employment required after successful completion of Program/ Certification.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
