Surgical Tech Certified - Inspire South Clearing

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:

• Clinical quality
• Integrity
• Service excellence
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Inclusion

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of SCA Health.
• Contribute to the company’s mission and vision by utilizing the nursing process in planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care given to the surgical patient.
• Float between other ambulatory surgery centers in the Chicagoland Suburbs.
• Serve as a collaborative consultant and facility advocate; champion a positive work environment.
• Ability to acclimate to different clinical settings with minimal supervision.
• Function as a scrub person during operative and other invasive procedures, ensuring patient safety by protecting against extraneous objects and harmful sources.
• Protect the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.
• Demonstrate safe operation of equipment and machinery and follow procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.
• Perform accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.
• Speak up with safety concerns, acting as the patient’s advocate.
• Handle specimens according to facility policy and procedures.
• Adhere to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment.
• Perform interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Perform interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.
• Assemble supplies and equipment required for the procedure.
• Prepare and organize sterile supplies and instruments for the procedure.
• Provide instruments and supplies to the surgical team during the procedure.
• Protect the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.
• Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
• Maintain a fire-safe environment.
• Practice and monitor aseptic technique.
• Comply with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time-out policy.
• Maintain radiation safety at all times in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Clean and prepare surgical instruments for processing and transport them to the decontamination areas.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Provide hand‑off reports to other teammates that are accurate, concise and pertinent to the patient’s condition and response to care.
• Document episode of care accurately, timely, completely,…