Surgical Tech Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• BLS (AHA Healthcare Provider) certification required at time of hire.
• On-the-job training and competency verification are provided for primary functions.
• Maintain current certifications in required emergency response training.
• Complete organizational, Department of Nursing, and department-specific competency training and requirements within the specified timeframe.

Nice To Haves

• Specialized training in basic patient care, such as Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or nursing student who has completed a skills lab.
• At least 6 months of experience in direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Courteously greet and direct customers, and facilitate accurate and timely unit communication.
• Answer telephones, process information efficiently, redirect calls, take messages, file, and copy.
• Monitor patients; collect and document information, including vital signs, in the patient record; and transport patients while documenting the action.
• Insert and remove non-medicated peripheral intravenous therapy lines in CDS Emergency Departments and PresNows under a licensed provider's direction; perform phlebotomy after appropriate training.
• Apply fiberglass splints, casts, and traction devices; perform bedside testing such as oximetry, ECG, glucometry, and urinalysis; and scrub and suture wounds in CDS Emergency Departments and PresNows under a licensed provider's direction.
• Perform wound care and dressing changes, prepare patients for surgery, remove gastric and urethral tubes under direct nursing supervision when applicable and after adequate training, and perform enemas and pericare.
• Perform other skills under the direction of a nurse or provider after competency validation.
• Coordinate and maintain designated equipment, supply, and sterile processing systems; operate patient monitoring systems specific to unit needs; clean and store equipment; process broken equipment as directed; and inventory equipment as required.
• Use the Electronic Medical Record at the skill level appropriate to the role and perform Unit Secretary functions when required.
• Maintain cleanliness of nutrition areas and the general unit; empty trash, linen bags, and sharps containers; ready rooms for the next patient; and stock medical supplies, linens, and paper goods.
• Deliver specimens to Laboratory, Microbiology, and Pathology; transport x-rays, blood, and equipment.
• Support patients' nutritional well-being through tray delivery, setup assistance, help with dependent intake needs, and accurate recording of consumption.
• Administer oxygen under a licensed nurse's direction; assist patients with portable or wall oxygen and ensure proper storage of E cylinders.
• Assist nurses and physicians with sterile procedures and assist patients with activities of daily living, including feeding, bathing, walking, and personal hygiene.
• Organize care to contribute to team quality and communicate information relevant to the end-of-shift summation before leaving the unit.
• May assist at other CDS Emergency Departments based on operational needs and individual competency, consistent with organizational staffing policies.
• Demonstrate and role-model CARES behaviors: Continuous learning, Accountability, Respecting and Responding, ensuring an Environment of health, and obtaining Superior outcomes.
• Support organizational and service-line business objectives by providing standardized, evidence-based care that contributes to optimal outcomes and patient experiences.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• Complete organizational, Department of Nursing, and department-specific competency training and requirements within the specified timeframe; maintain current certifications in required emergency response training.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety wearable badge for discreetly calling for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and eligible lead roles.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• Employee wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.