Surgical Technologist

Stanford Health Care • Pleasanton, CA

10d • $46 - $60 • 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. This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Completion of operating room or surgical technician course
• 3+ years to 5 years of experience as an Operating Room Technician
• Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers required
• Ability to scrub a variety of service lines

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree
• Addition of sub-specialty certification completion, i.e. ortho, vascular or robotic.
• Association of Surgical Technologist (AST) certification 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED