Surgical Tech Part Time

Description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump‑start your career as a Surgical Technologist Certified today with Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area.

Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

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Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Performs direct patient care under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Maintains a safe patient care environment and fulfills departmental responsibilities that foster the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statements. When functioning as a Tech First Assistant (Tech III), demonstrates knowledge of surgical assisting and closure.

• Demonstrate knowledge of applying surgical gloves using aseptic technique and maintaining a sterile field.
• Prepare for surgery by “pulling” the appropriate supplies and instruments for the procedure.
• Understand and recognize the different surgical instruments and their applications.
• Display appropriate knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology to prepare and assist in surgical procedures.
• Maintain a safe sterile field by positioning sharps correctly, labeling all medications on the sterile field, understanding electrocautery and other devices that generate heat to prevent possible fires in the O.R., and participating in a “timeout” with the rest of the surgical team to maintain patient safety.
• Appropriately set up for a surgical procedure and follow protocol in the counting of supplies/instruments to ensure no foreign object is left inside the patient.
• Understand the principles of and be able to competently assist a surgeon during a procedure and possess adequate knowledge of the procedure itself.
• Differentiate sutures and their applications.
• Possess the ability to close a surgical site (under physician supervision) with appropriate sutures.
• Demonstrate a teamwork approach in the care of a patient during the perioperative phase.

• Be assigned to the Operating Room to assist physicians with instruments during the surgical procedure.
• Meet Standards of Practice, manage supplies and equipment, and participate in maintaining proper inventory on all instruments in the department.
• Coordinate instrumentation and surgical supplies, and assist in surgical suite preparation for a variety of surgical cases, including but not limited to trauma.
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