Surgical Technician, Heart Surgery

Overview

Surgical Technician, Open Heart Surgery, 40 hrs, days. Onsite. Oregon City, OR 97045.

Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner which reflects Healthcare Permanente's mission, vision, and values while supporting the Labor Management Partnership (LMP) principles and practice. Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills with a caring, courteous, flexible, supportive, respectful, open-minded, appreciative attitude that is committed to a team environment. The Surgical Technologist performs in the scrub role during surgical procedures and coordinates other activities with other OR professionals.

• Practice standards of performance: comply with shift, unit and organizational policies and procedures including reliability and attendance standards; monitor and take corrective action to prevent recurring absences; return promptly from breaks and schedule them to provide adequate coverage; restrict personal business to non-patient care areas during break times; comply with Time Keeping Policy; stay informed of organizational policies and current information;
  
  participate in unit Quality Assurance Programs; maintain current knowledge and skill base with commitment to continuous learning; utilize professional communication techniques; maintain confidentiality of patient and organizational records (HIPAA). Promote collaboration and professional interaction with the health care team; promote professional conduct and department standards of behavior; attend in-services; participate in staff meetings; review information posted in the communication notebook.
• Assessment Standard of Performance: communicate to maintain continuity of care; interact professionally with patients, families and staff; obtain and apply knowledge for population-based and culturally sensitive care; participate in pre-operative briefing and time-out; provide continuous reassessment during the intra-operative period.
• Planning Standard of Performance: plan setup based on procedure type; provide age-appropriate care through education and experience.
• Implementation Standard of Performance: initiate measures per protocol for intra-operative care; apply aseptic technique; manage sterile packs and supplies; maintain a well-organized sterile area; anticipate team needs while observing sterile technique; ensure patient safety intra-operatively; assist with body positioning; inspect instruments for contamination; perform sterile core activities and prioritize duties such as cart preparation, restocking, and assisting with OR needs; assist with emergency measures;
  
  coordinate with the Circulator for next cases; initiate and facilitate room turnovers; participate in reprocessing.

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology.
• Licenses, Certifications: Basic Life Support required at hire;
  Surgical Technologist Certificate required at hire.
• Additional Requirements: Knowledge of sterile core area; sterile technique; OR procedures and equipment; dexterity with hands; strong interpersonal skills; good judgment and discipline; ability to follow instructions.

• Two to five years of scrubbing experience in all surgical procedures in inpatient or ambulatory OR settings.
• Ability to rotate through sterile core areas.
• Experience cleaning and reprocessing instruments, stocking supplies, and preparing case carts.

40 hours, days. Onsite at Oregon City, OR 97045.

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 6:30am to 5:00PM.