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CPIhealth · 3 months ago

PRN Certified Surgical Tech - No nights, weekends, or holidays!

Columbus, IN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

CPIhealth is a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to individuals experiencing chronic pain. They are seeking a dependable and experienced PRN Certified Surgical Technician to provide surgical and technical assistance in the operating room and ensure the sterilization of medical instruments and equipment for patient safety.

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Responsibilities

Provide surgical and technical assistance to physicians, surgical nurses, and anesthesiologists

Participates in timeouts by confirming patient identification, correct procedure, side/site, etc. Maintains integrity of OR

Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure. Participates and maintains safety and dignity of patient at all times

Assists provider by having all necessary equipment available and ready. Dispense instruments and supplies to physicians and/or OR staff, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by physician during procedure

Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing

Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery

Applies and monitors principles of aseptic technique throughout intra-operative period

Clean, set up, sterilize and distribute instruments as scheduled on each shift

Maintains records for QA and sterilization

Operates all required equipment and machinery accurately and safely, prepares, assembles, and sterilizes instruments and supplies according to parameters of sterilization in accordance with The Department of Health, TJC, OSHA, CDC, AAMI and AORN standards. Maintains appropriate records, and monitors quality control and infection control standards. Provides asset management and support of surgical instruments and trays belonging to or consigned to the facility

Accurately handles and cares for instruments appropriately, including appropriate selection of cleaning agents, lubricants, examination for function, identification and assembly according to OneSource and preparation for sterilization; retrieves malfunctioning instruments and ensures repairs are completed

Correctly peel-packs supplies/instruments, wraps instruments for sterilization, inspect each instrument for use, function, completeness and cleanliness

Efficiently “turns over” rooms between patients following proper cleaning technique

Communicates all breaches of aseptic technique immediately to the provider and circulating nurse

Maintains patient confidentiality (HIPAA)

Qualification

Certified Surgical TechnicianSterile processingInfection control standardsEMR (NextGen/ECW)Quality assuranceAnalytical skillsCustomer serviceMicrosoft OfficeOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

High School diploma or equivalent

Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Technician program

Knowledge of applicable sanitary, infection control, and safety standards sufficient to be able to perform all assignments within the safety parameters

Knowledge or processes, procedures, quality assurance, chemicals and medical instruments sufficient to be able to decontaminate and sterilize equipment, supplies, and instruments

Ability to independently apply skills and job knowledge with supervision

Strong organizational, judgment, communication and analytical skills; sometimes under pressure

Ability to multi-task and perform multiple priorities

Cooperative and professional behavior toward patients, peers, providers, management and visitors

Ability to promote favorable facility image with patients, providers, insurance companies and general public

Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Evidence of leadership qualities

The ability to contribute in a team environment and/or independently, to provide excellent customer service

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office