Certified Surgical Technician - Main Operating Room PMs

Department

37703 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Surgery Room

Full time

Yes

40

4x10s OR 5x8s

Mid shift OR PM shift

$28.05 - $42.10

$2,500 Sign-on Bonus! (paid 50% 90d & 50% 1year)

Performs duties in the scrub role as assigned.

• Completely prepares sterile field in a timely manner; maintains the sterile field and boundaries prior to and during procedure.
• Complies with departmental policy and procedures regarding specimens, counts, and disposition of contaminated instruments.
• Assists the physician by sponging, suctioning, retracting, and cutting suture as required and instructed by the physician.
• Acts as preceptor, sharing knowledge in a supportive/educational manner.
• Maintains on-call availability.
• Assists in emergency situations as assigned, demonstrating appropriate actions and prioritizing to meet patient's condition.
• Maintains a safe work environment according to regulatory agency standards.
• Anticipates the needs of the physician as demonstrated by having all items required readily available on the sterile field.
• Participates in the surgical Time Out and does not allow the procedure to continue until all team members agree.

Responsible for the preparation of the surgical field and supplies/instruments delivered to the field.

• Verifies instrument/supply/equipment available and ready per physician preference card.
• Verifies specific needs of physician by completely reading scrub tips.
• Assists in opening sterile supplies and instruments.
• Assists with clean up and turnover upon completion of case.
• Efficiently utilizes supplies to avoid waste and decrease costs.

In collaboration with health care team, assists in providing for a cooperative work environment.

• Assists with maintaining the established goals of Surgical Services and Advocate.
• Shares clinical and professional knowledge in a supportive/educational manner.
• Demonstrates self-direction in utilizing work time appropriately.
• Accepts and completes team responsibilities as assigned.
• Informs the Team Leader of changes to the physician preference cards.
• Ensures proper instrument and equipment function; tagging and reporting any broken or malfunctioning equipment/instruments to supervisor.

Responsible for compliance with hospital policies and procedures.

• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Utilizes Standards of Behavior with members of health care team and patients.
• Promotes a culture of patient safety by reporting of issues through established channels and participating as requested in safety initiatives.
• Acts as patient advocate to ensure patient welfare by collaborating with physicians and the health care team.

Responsible for maintenance of professional growth.

• Maintains current competencies.
• Demonstrates self-direction in maintaining professional skills.
• Independently completes assignments/projects.
• Participates in unit/hospital committees and projects.
• Maintains educational records and timecard.

Graduate of surgical technologist program OR 2 years of surgical scrub experience

• CPR certified.
• Certified Surgical Technologist certification will be obtained by the employee by sitting for the certification exam within 3 months of employment.

• Must be willing to work with exposures to body fluids, waste and chemicals, radiation, hazardous materials, anesthesia gases and life threatening diseases
• On-call availability (nights, weekends, holidays)
• Rotating shifts
• This position needs to recognize the needs and behaviors of specific age groups of patients treated.
• Ability to move heavy patients and equipment and to stand for long periods of time
• Flexibility to deal with stressful, changing environments
• Ability to respond quickly to emergencies
• Ability to communicate, cooperate and work well with others.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts over 35 pounds, use patient handling equipment with at least one other associate when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis.

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