Surgical Technologist in the Operating Room, Full-Time (hours between0730-1600)
About The Position
NMC is currently recruiting a Surgical Technologist in the Operating Room. The position is full-time (80 hours bi-weekly), generally M-F 0730-1600 with evening and weekend call rotation. Northwestern Medical Center's mission is to provide exceptional health care to our community. Join our high reliability team! With “people” as one of our core values, valuing our employees is a top priority for Northwestern. We care about our employees, their families, and their overall health & well-being. We are proud to offer a generous benefits package, with recognized national carriers, designed to help our people stay healthy, balance work & life responsibilities, protect your assets & plan for a secure financial future. The Certified Surgical Technologist assists with providing surgical instrumentation to the surgeon during surgery, pre and post surgery under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, also the care/cleaning of equipment and room pre and post surgical.
Requirements
- Education: LPN Graduate with interest in the operating room and/or graduate from a Surgical Technologist Program. A non-traditional route to establish qualifications may be accepted after review of education and experience.
- Experience: Prior experience as an LPN or healthcare professional (i.e. surgical assistant) or one year experience as a Surgical Technologist preferred.
- Special Skills: Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to assist surgeons in the scrub role.
- Other: Available within 30 minutes of hospital and is willing to take part in on-call rotation.
- Certifications: BLS
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience as an LPN or healthcare professional (i.e. surgical assistant) or one year experience as a Surgical Technologist preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates as a member of the Surgical Team
- Adheres to surgical services policies
- Actively participates in staff and patient introduction and "time-out"
- Under the delegation of the RN, performs other duties as needed
- Reports pertinent and concise information
- Protects confidentiality of patients/colleagues
- Prioritizes tasks/work
- Seeks assistance when needed
- Maintains patient safety by maintaining integrity of sterile field
- Accurately prepares OR rooms with appropriate instruments and sutures
- Opens required items and sets up surgical cases
- Completes all other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
