Operating Room Surgical Technologist

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We’re looking for an experienced operating room Surgical Technologist. Our Technologist are integral members of inter-professional teams in hospitals and clinics that are committed to outstanding patient care, driven by their expertise, compassion and operate at a higher level of practice.

• Implements and evaluates care of patients undergoing diagnostic and invasive surgical procedures.
• Keeps the Perioperative team abreast of the procedure needs and progress.
• Identifies more complex patient needs by reviewing procedure protocol, physician's request, and assessing the patient's physical needs.
• Prioritizes procedure process and supplies for specialty group of patients.
• Plans for surgical procedure based on identified needs of surgeon and patient, implementing intervention for identified patient problems as related to surgical procedure and patient needs.
• Utilizes appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care.
• Determine the equipment, materials, and resources needed to meet the patient procedure plan.
• Successfully completes hospital and department-based orientation programs, attending educational programs to develop optimal knowledge in area of specialty.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Graduation from an accredited surgical technology program or equivalent job training. Certification in Surgical Technology preferred.
• Certified as a surgical technician or two years of experience in lieu of certification
• Must have the ability to float to other service lines;
  General Surgery, Less complex GYN, OB/L&D, Plastic, Minor Vascular, Ortho, and Ophthalmology,as needed.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required.

Join a team today! Emory Decatur Hospital’s OR has a robust Robotics program and offers many specialties while also serving as a Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery.

• Number of Beds: 22
• Patient Population:
  Orthopedics, Robotics-General/Bariatrics GYN, GYN-Oncology, Urology, Surgical Oncology,Vascular, Pain Management, Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) and Ophthalmology
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:1

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