TECH/SURGICAL Job Laredo area,Texas USA,Healthcare

Position: TECH - OR/SURGICAL

Responsibilities

Doctors Hospital of Laredo is a 183-bed acute care facility offering a range of medical services. You’ll feel a difference when you walk in our doors. There is pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo’s growing healthcare needs.

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Job Summary

The OR Scrub Technician assists surgeons during operative and invasive procedures and is responsible for complete and accurate data collection and recording, completing routine and delegated direct care activities, and communicating and collaborating with the Registered Nurse and other team members to prioritize workload to achieve patient care outcomes.

Essential Job Functions

Provides direct care support and technical assistance to the surgical team.

Performs routine tasks to clean the patient’s room and replace supplies to provide staff with appropriate equipment.

Prepares the operating room for surgical procedures by ensuring all surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely.

Prepares the operating room and the sterile field for surgical procedures by preparing sterile supplies, instruments, and equipment using sterile technique.

Anticipates the needs of the surgical team based on knowledge of human anatomy and pathophysiology and how they relate to the surgical patient and the patient’s surgical procedure. Is responsible for cleaning procedural areas between procedures to facilitate patients throughout. Prepares case carts utilizing surgeon preference cards and separating hold from open items.

Does not open unnecessary supplies or create unnecessary waste.

Assists with sterilizing instruments and assists with procedures while performing sterile techniques to provide direct assistance to staff.

Assists with setup and take down of the operating room to ensure room is prepped for the next patient.

Assists with discharge of patients to ensure discharge is completed accurately and in a timely manner.

Reviews and meets ongoing competency requirements of the role to maintain the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform, within scope, role‑specific functions.

Cleans and prepares instruments for reprocessing/sterilization on completion of the surgery and assists the surgical team with cleaning of the operating room on completion of the surgery.

Performs basic clerical work and updates patient records.

Other duties as assigned or required.

Benefit Highlights

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation & Paid Time Off
Excellent Benefit Packages
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!
Health Stream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhs

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.

Certified Surgical Technician (CST) certification.

Graduate from an accredited School of Surgical Technologist preferred.

Two (2) years Operating Room Technician in Acute care experience preferred.

BLS required.

EEO Statement

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