Certified Surgery Technologist - Alamo Heights Surgery Center
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: November 10, 2024
|
|
|
Job Description:
Job DescriptionDescriptionSummary:Performs a variety of
technical duties to assist in preparing and caring for
pre-operative patients. Prepares patient skin for surgery in
accordance with hospital standards. Maintains aseptic techniques;
actively monitors situations that could lead to breaches in aseptic
technique. Provides comfort and support for pre-operative patients
by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and privacy.
Transports patients to and from the Operating Room suite. Positions
patients according to the type of surgery. Identifies and cares for
biological specimens. Prepares the Operating Room by setting up
tables, instruments, and supplies according to type of
case.Responsibilities:• Meets expectations of the applicable
OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or
Leader of Leaders.• Under the direction of a professional nurse,
performs all processes that relate to the delivery of direct
patient care and assistance care in the OR prior to and during any
surgical procedure.• Ability to proficiently scrub 3 specialty
areas including but not limited to: Transplants, Open Heart,
Urology, Neurology, Titanium Rib, Robotics, etc. is highly
preferred.• Establishes and maintains the sterile field, passes
instruments, and sutures to the physician, and assists as directed
by the physician.• Use the physician preference card as a beginning
point when pulling cases and setting up the OR.• Ensures that
preference cards are kept up to date and as complete as possible.•
Works effectively as a member of the team caring for the patient.•
Cooperates in team planning and execution.• Maintains a safe
environment by always implementing technical and aseptic
practices.• Demonstrates clinical expertise in the use and care of
all surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment.• Adheres to
Universal Barrier Precautions for both patient and own safety in
all patient care situations.• Demonstrates competency to monitor
and control the surgical environment. Maintains proper traffic
control, dress codes, and adherence to OR sanitation policies and
procedures.• Familiar with facility policy and procedure regarding
decontamination, processing, and sterilization of all instruments
and supplies that are processed within the facility.• Demonstrates
competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a
manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs
of patients served by the department.• Appropriately adapt assigned
patient assessment, treatment and/or care methods to accommodate
the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and
other developmental needs of each patient served.• Performs other
duties as assigned.Requirements:
Keywords: CHRISTUS Health, San Marcos , Certified Surgery Technologist - Alamo Heights Surgery Center, Healthcare , San Antonio, Texas
|
Click
here to apply!
|
