Surgical Technologist, Operating Room II

Surgical Technologist, Operating Room II

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Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering high‑quality care to patients, reflecting Kaiser Permanente’s mission, vision, and values while supporting Labor Management Partnership (LMP) principles. Provides support and assistance to patients and the healthcare team to promote population‑based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, and self‑care. Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills with a caring, courteous, flexible, supportive, respectful, open‑minded, and appreciative attitude committed to a team environment.

Performs in the scrub role during surgical procedures and coordinates other activities with OR professionals.

• Practice standards of performance:
  Complies with shift, unit, and organizational policies; maintains reliability and attendance; informs about policy changes; participates in Quality Assurance; maintains confidentiality (HIPAA); promotes collaboration; attends in‑services and staff meetings.

• Assessment Standard of Performance:
  Communicates to maintain continuity of care with patient, family, and staff; facilitates pre‑operative briefing and time out; provides continuous reassessment during surgery.

• Planning Standard of Performance:
  Utilizes knowledge of the procedure to plan for appropriate setup; ensures age‑appropriate care.

• Implementation Standard of Performance:
  Applies aseptic technique; evaluates and manages sterile packs; prioritizes duties for case carts, restocking, and reordering supplies; assists with emergency measures; coordinates room turnover; participates in reprocessing.

• Minimum two (2) years of current scrubbing experience in total joint procedures (hips, knees, revisions, fractures, cable systems, hemi‑arthroplasty).
• Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology.

• Surgical Technologist Certificate required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.

• Knowledge of sterile core area.
• Knowledge of sterile technique, OR procedures, equipment, and instrumentation; dexterity with hands; effective interpersonal relationships; good judgment and discipline.
• Ability to follow instruction.
• Knowledge of all total joint instrumentation, equipment, and supplies.

• Two (2) to five (5) years of scrubbing experience in all surgical procedures in inpatient or ambulatory OR settings.
• Ability to rotate through sterile core area.
• Experience cleaning and reprocessing instruments, stocking supplies, and picking case carts.
• Minimum three (3) years of current scrubbing experience in total joint procedures (hips, knees, revisions, fractures, cable systems, hemi‑arthroplasty).
• Ability to scrub hip arthroscopy.

• Entry level

• Part‑time

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