surgical technician

Talented Medical Solutions

<div>Position: CHS Travel: Operating Room Technician (ORT) - 5/8's (914694)
Position Information:
Operating room technicians (ORT) are licensed practical nurses with advanced skills who provide assistance to surgeons, nurses and other medical personnel during a surgery. Often called scrubs or surgical technologists, operating room technicians handle a variety of responsibilities: setting up surgical instruments before a surgery, transporting patients to the operating room and assisting surgeons with surgical procedures (i.e., passing instruments, holding retractors, cutting sutures, etc.)
Shift: 5x8's - 0630 - 1500 - Mon - Fri
On Call as Needed
Needs to be able to scrub most specialties including Ortho, General, Uro, Podiatry, ENT
CST Certification - Preferred
BLS - Required
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Operating Room Tech

<div>Position: CHS Travel: Operating Room Technician (ORT) - 5/8's
Position Information:
Operating room technicians (ORT) are licensed practical nurses with advanced skills who provide assistance to surgeons, nurses and other medical personnel during a surgery. Often called scrubs or surgical technologists, operating room technicians handle a variety of responsibilities: setting up surgical instruments before a surgery, transporting patients to the operating room and assisting surgeons with surgical procedures (i.e., passing instruments, holding retractors, cutting sutures, etc.)
Shift: 5x8's - 6:30am - 3:00pm - Mon - Fri
On Call as Needed
Needs to be able to scrub most specialties including Ortho, General, Uro, Podiatry, ENT
CST Certification - Preferred
BLS - Required
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Travel Operating Room Technician (ORT)

<div>Operating Room Technician (ORT) - 5/8's (930541)
Position Information:
Operating room technicians (ORT) are licensed practical nurses with advanced skills who provide assistance to surgeons, nurses and other medical personnel during a surgery. Often called scrubs or surgical technologists, operating room technicians handle a variety of responsibilities: setting up surgical instruments before a surgery, transporting patients to the operating room and assisting surgeons with surgical procedures (i.e., passing instruments, holding retractors, cutting sutures, etc.)
Shift: 5x8's - 0630 - 1500 - Mon - Fri
On Call as Needed
Needs to be able to scrub most specialties including Ortho, General, Uro, Podiatry, ENT
CST Certification - Preferred
BLS - Required
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OR Tech - Operating Room Tech

Kaiser Permanente

<div><div>Job Summary:</div>
 
Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or physician and in accordance with the legal scope of competency and within established standards of care, policies and procedures: assists the physician during surgical procedures by performing scrub duties.<div> 

Essential Responsibilities:</div> 
 
<ul> 
<li>The Certified Surgical Technician demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors.</li> 
<li>Leadership:</li> 
<li>Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.</li> 
<li>Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude.</li> 
<li>Identifies and supports new ideas.</li> 
<li>Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.</li> 
<li>Participates in problem identification and resolution in collaboration with the Registered Nurse.</li> 
<li>Prioritizes work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities and notifies Registered Nurse if unable to complete assignments.</li> 
<li>Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.</li> 
<li>Nursing Process: 
</li> 
<li>Correctly identifies patient and scheduled procedure.</li> 
<li>Performs patient care activities, within the scope of competency, considering age-related needs of the patient as assigned. Reports unusual findings to the Registered Nurse.</li> 
<li>Collects data and provides information in a timely manner to the registered Nurse which may assist within the revision of the plan of care.</li> 
<li>Discharge barriers are discussed with the Registered Nurse and intervention taken as directed.</li> 
<li>Clinical Outcomes: 
</li> 
<li>Applies standard precautions; keeps a safe environment for self and others.</li> 
<li>Observes patient/family conditions and reports to Registered Nurse sudden changes or unusual findings.</li> 
<li>Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing by completion of departmental competency validation.</li> 
<li>Transports patients, equipment, supplies, and specimens throughout the medical center utilizing proper body mechanics.</li> 
<li>Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, measuring/monitoring, assessing and improving.</li> 
<li>Assembles and ensures all equipment/supplies/instruments are appropriate, available, calibrated, and adjusted, in working order, sterilized per protocol and organized for upcoming procedure.</li> 
<li>Sets up and organizes room.</li> 
<li>Performs scrub role (e.g., anticipates surgeons needs, pass instruments, cut sutures, hold retractors, obtain/process tissue samples) according to standard.</li> 
<li>Assists physician within scope of competency.</li> 
<li>Assists with transfer, transport, and stabilization of patient within the scope of competency.</li> 
<li>Cleans instruments, containers, and equipment according to established guidelines and reassembles packs, prepares for sterilization and/or returns to Central Processing.</li> 
<li>Operates sterilization equipment.</li> 
<li>Operates equipment safely and reports defective equipment upon discovery.</li> 
<li>Cleans, lubricates, and performs preventive maintenance.</li> 
<li>Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently.</li> 
<li>Customer Service: 
</li> 
<li>Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specific department.</li> 
<li>Anticipates the customers desires, takes proactive steps to meet those needs by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.</li> 
<li>Assists members who are less than satisfied with their experience by listening and taking responsibility within their scope to ensure that the issue is resolved.</li> 
<li>Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.</li> 
<li>Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, gives patients and their significant others the information needed within their scope of competency.</li> 
<li>Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.</li> 
<li>Assures a clean, orderly and functional work environment.</li> 
<li>Team Commitment:</li> 
<li>Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.</li> 
<li>Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.</li> 
<li>Takes accountability for own actions and accepts constructive criticism.</li> 
<li>Assists others unfamiliar to the department.</li> 
<li>Attends all mandatory meetings and inservices, a minimum of 50% of staff meetings, and actively participates in other departmental professional development (Requirement may vary for per diem staff).</li> 
<li>Participates with the assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of annual educational plan.</li> 
<li>Keeps self-informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendation for change.</li> 
<li>Adheres to Regional Attendance Policy.</li> 
<li>Reports to assigned area promptly, being present and available for report at beginning of assigned shift.</li> 
<li>Minimizes personal phone call time.</li> 
<li>Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment.</li> 
<li>Fiscal Responsibility:</li> 
<li>Organizes work to minimize the use of overtime.</li> 
<li>Identifies and assists in systems improvement that need simplification or correction.</li> 
<li>Utilizes payroll and non- payroll resources to their maximum potential.</li></ul><div> 
Basic Qualifications:</div><div>
Experience</div><ul><li>
Two (2) years within the last three years operating room scrubbing or equivalent military experience, including a variety of surgical procedures.</li></ul><div>
Education</div><ul><li>
Graduate of approved surgical technologist or military equivalent program.</li></ul><div>
License, Certification, Registration</div><ul><li>
National Center for Competency Testing Certificate - Technologist in Surgery from National Center for Competency Testing OR Surgical Technologist Certificate from National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting</li><li>
Basic Life Support 
</li></ul><div>
Additional Requirements:</div><ul><li>
Experience requirements may be waived or modified when an appropriate program or course is available and successfully completed.</li><li>
Maintains required certifications as applicable.</li><li>
Communicates in a clear, concise manner appropriate to the development stage of the patient.</li><li>
Has full command of the English language (written and verbal).</li></ul><div>
Preferred Qualifications:</div><ul><li>
Must have exp in diff specialty services (Ortho,Spine,Robotic, Thor, Vascular, Gen, Gyne &amp; etc)</li><li>
Must be able to scrub complex cases</li><li>
BLS required</li><li>
Ability to take call within 30 minutes response time</li></ul> 
PrimaryLocation : California,Downey,Downey Medical Center 
HoursPerWeek : 40 
Shift : Day 
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 
WorkingHoursStart : 11:00 AM 
WorkingHoursEnd : 07:30 PM 
Job Schedule : Full-time 
Job Type : Standard 
Employee Status : Regular 
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B01|SEIU|Local 399 
Job Level : Individual Contributor 
Job Category : Clinical Support,Surgical Technician 
Department : Downey Medical Center - Operating Room-1 - 0801 
Travel : No 
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status. 
 
For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 
 
<ul><li>Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.</li></ul></div>

Surg Tech II -Full Time Day - Downey Med Ctr - OR

South Shore Skin Center

<div>Position Summary:

The Mohs Medical Assistant/Surgical Technician plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals undergoing Mohs surgery. This position ensures the maintenance of a safe, efficient, and quality-focused environment by conducting pre-surgical evaluations, providing patient and family education, assisting with surgical procedures, managing patient flow, and maintaining meticulous patient records in both electronic and physical formats.

Pay and Hours:

Pay range is $25 - $30/ hourly, Hours are Monday - Friday, 8 hours daily.

Essential Functions:

To perform effectively in this role, the candidate must fulfill the following duties with or without reasonable accommodations:
<ul>
<li>Conduct initial assessments and review health survey data to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to patient needs.</li>
<li>Provide detailed pre-operative and post-operative education to patients and their families, ensuring understanding and compliance with care instructions.</li>
<li>Prepare the surgical area by organizing necessary instruments, equipment, and anesthesia.</li>
<li>Assist the surgeon during procedures, including scrubbing in, handing instruments, cutting sutures, and maintaining a sterile operative field.</li>
<li>Ensure the surgical environment remains clean, organized, and compliant with established protocols.</li>
<li>Administer anesthesia under the direct supervision of the physician, ensuring accurate dosages and adherence to proper techniques.</li>
<li>Accurately document all aspects of patient care, including detailed notes for each Mohs procedure within the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.</li>
<li>Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of follow-up communications and post-operative instructions.</li>
<li>Implement practices that promote excellence in surgical care and patient outcomes.</li>
<li>Maintain a sterile environment by strictly adhering to safety standards and protocols.</li>
<li>Monitor patient safety during procedures and recovery, taking all necessary precautions to ensure their well-being.</li>
<li>Provide clear, written post-operative instructions, ensuring patients have access to an effective communication system for follow-up questions or concerns.</li>
<li>Assist patients with mobility following surgery to ensure safety and prevent falls.</li>
<li>Operate and maintain surgical equipment, including the autoclave, ensuring all instruments are properly sterilized and ready for use.</li>
</ul>
Knowledge, Skills, &amp; Abilities:
<ul>
<li>High School Diploma or GED required.</li>
<li>Minimum of 2 years of experience as a medical assistant or surgical technician; experience in dermatology is highly preferred.</li>
<li>Proficiency with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems and Microsoft Office applications.</li>
<li>Expertise in the use of surgical instruments and maintaining sterile environments.</li>
</ul>
This role requires a proactive, dependable, and detail-oriented individual with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic healthcare environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong commitment to patient care and operational excellence.

Physical and Mental Demands:

The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities:
<ul>
<li>Physical Requirements:</li>
<li><ul><li>Occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods.</li>
<li>Use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.</li>
<li>Occasionally required to climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl.</li>
<li>Occasionally lift, push, pull, or move up to 20 pounds.</li>
</ul></li><li>Vision Requirements:</li>
<li><ul><li>Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Note: 
This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the role. Additional responsibilities may be assigned, or duties modified by the department supervisor based on operational needs.</div>

Mohs Medical Assistant - North Falmouth, MA

Northeast Dermatology Associates

<div>Position Summary:

The Mohs Medical Assistant/Surgical Technician plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals undergoing Mohs surgery. This position ensures the maintenance of a safe, efficient, and quality-focused environment by conducting pre-surgical evaluations, providing patient and family education, assisting with surgical procedures, managing patient flow, and maintaining meticulous patient records in both electronic and physical formats.

Pay and Hours:

Pay range is $24 - $26 hourly, Hours are: Monday &amp; Thursday in Salem NH, Tuesday &amp; Wednesday in North Andover, 10 Hours daily. (6:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

Essential Functions:

To perform effectively in this role, the candidate must fulfill the following duties with or without reasonable accommodations:
<ul>
<li>Conduct initial assessments and review health survey data to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to patient needs.</li>
<li>Provide detailed pre-operative and post-operative education to patients and their families, ensuring understanding and compliance with care instructions.</li>
<li>Prepare the surgical area by organizing necessary instruments, equipment, and anesthesia.</li>
<li>Assist the surgeon during procedures, including scrubbing in, handing instruments, cutting sutures, and maintaining a sterile operative field.</li>
<li>Ensure the surgical environment remains clean, organized, and compliant with established protocols.</li>
<li>Administer anesthesia under the direct supervision of the physician, ensuring accurate dosages and adherence to proper techniques.</li>
<li>Accurately document all aspects of patient care, including detailed notes for each Mohs procedure within the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.</li>
<li>Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of follow-up communications and post-operative instructions.</li>
<li>Implement practices that promote excellence in surgical care and patient outcomes.</li>
<li>Maintain a sterile environment by strictly adhering to safety standards and protocols.</li>
<li>Monitor patient safety during procedures and recovery, taking all necessary precautions to ensure their well-being.</li>
<li>Provide clear, written post-operative instructions, ensuring patients have access to an effective communication system for follow-up questions or concerns.</li>
<li>Assist patients with mobility following surgery to ensure safety and prevent falls.</li>
<li>Operate and maintain surgical equipment, including the autoclave, ensuring all instruments are properly sterilized and ready for use.</li>
</ul>
Knowledge, Skills, &amp; Abilities:
<ul>
<li>High School Diploma or GED required.</li>
<li>Minimum of 2 years of experience as a medical assistant or surgical technician; experience in dermatology is highly preferred.</li>
<li>Proficiency with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems and Microsoft Office applications.</li>
<li>Expertise in the use of surgical instruments and maintaining sterile environments.</li>
</ul>
This role requires a proactive, dependable, and detail-oriented individual with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic healthcare environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong commitment to patient care and operational excellence.

Physical and Mental Demands:

The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities:
<ul>
<li>Physical Requirements:</li>
<li><ul><li>Occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods.</li>
<li>Use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.</li>
<li>Occasionally required to climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl.</li>
<li>Occasionally lift, push, pull, or move up to 20 pounds.</li>
</ul></li><li>Vision Requirements:</li>
<li><ul><li>Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Note: 
This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the role. Additional responsibilities may be assigned, or duties modified by the department supervisor based on operational needs.</div>

Mohs Medical Assistant - Salem, NH and North Andover MA

Dolly Parton Children's Hospital

<div><h1 class="jobSectionHeader">BASIC PURPOSE OF THE JOB</h1>
Performs functions and duties associated with the care, handling and sterilization of surgical instruments and equipment. All functions performed are within the limits of the Tennessee Nurse Practice Act and nursing policies and procedures.<h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
REPORTS TO</h1><ul><li>
Sterile Processing Manager</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
JOB REQUIREMENTS</h1>
Supervisory Responsibilities: NO
Minimum Education: High School/GED Required
License/Certification Required: Certified Sterile Processing Technician, Certified Surgical Technician, or CRCST, required within 2 years of employment; BLS preferred.
Minimum Work Experience: 2 years Sterile Processing experience preferred<h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES</h1><ul><li>
Effective communication skills verbal and written.</li><li>
Computer skills required.</li><li>
It is an expectation that staff will work respectfully, cooperatively and professionally with team members.</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</h1><ul><li>
Assists with checking sterile surgical supply, operating room stocking, inventory, special supply orders and placing routine supply orders. Responsible for the care and handling of all surgical instruments and must be competent in equipment decontamination, assembly, and sterilization practices.</li><li>
Demonstrates knowledge of and practices aseptic technique, and standard precautions. Follows all manufacturers&rsquo; recommendations when processing instruments and supplies. Performs biological monitoring and keeps accurate and complete documentation on all loads sterilized.</li><li>
Assembles and wraps instrument trays and/or sterilization pouches with correct documentation. Examines instruments to assess for needed repair, removes broken instruments from service, replaces broken instruments, and reports to Asst. Nurse Manager of needed replacement items. Examines instruments to assess for needed repair, removes broken instruments from service, replaces broken instruments, and reports to Asst. Nurse Manager of needed replacement items.</li><li>
Keeps records of room temperature and humidity; alerts supervisor of any deviation of acceptable ranges. Keep records of downtime of sterilizers, repairs, and reports outcome associated with equipment monitoring. Cleans sterilizer per schedule. Performs weekly testing to monitor effectiveness of automatic washers.</li><li>
Serves as expert in instrument/equipment sterilization; stays current on all Sterile Processing practices governed by AORN, JCAHO, AAMI, and CDC. Networks with Purchasing Department and Central Supply staff. Participates in all educational offerings associated with sterile processes.
</li><li>Serves as resource person for all staff associated with proper care and handling of instruments and readily educates those staff in SPD concepts. Participates in patient care conferences/staff meetings as needed. Serves as expert on all sterilization equipment and practices.
</li><li>Performs Endoscopy duties associated with care and handling of endoscopes and supply inventory per physician orders. Assists in registered nurse during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures from team perspective.
</li><li>Meets unit and hospital quality management goals. Acquires and maintains hospital and unit-specific competencies.</li><li>
Effectively and professionally interacts and collaborates with other providers of patient care.</li><li>
Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.</li><li>
Fosters mature professional relationships with fellow employees in a courteous, friendly, manner as measured by management observation and peer input.</li><li>
Willingly accepts any other assignment that may be requested.</li><li>
Utilizes hospital resources and time respectfully and accountably.</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS</h1><ul><li>
Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.</li><li>
Light lifting, pushing and pulling is required for 10-20 lbs occasionally and frequent moving of objects of less than 10 lbs is required. Frequent sitting with some walking, standing, squatting, bending and reaching is required. Keyboard/computer use and/or repetitive motions may be required.</li></ul>
Come work where you can make a difference everyday.</div>

Sterile Processing Technician (SPD) PRN

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