USAJOBS · 2 hours ago
HEALTH TECHNICIAN (SURGICAL)
Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$47K/yr - $62K/yr
1+ years expThe Defense Health Agency is seeking a Health Technician (Surgical) for the Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The role involves transporting patients, ensuring preoperative compliance, and assisting in surgical procedures as a scrub technician, while maintaining a sterile environment and cleaning post-surgery.
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U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Transport patients from hospital units to the Operating Room, ensuring safe transportation and reviewing patient records for preoperative compliance
Screen patients for completeness of preoperative documentation and ensures patient readiness by reviewing medical history, confirming identity, and discussing the procedure
Comfort and support patients experiencing anxiety or fear about surgery
Prior to patient entering the operating room, ensures primary equipment, such as robotic surgery platforms are functional, operating, troubleshoots if necessary, and ensures the sterility of equipment
Serve as a scrub technician during surgery, selecting, assembling, and organizing the necessary instruments and equipment based on the surgical procedure and the surgeon’s preference card
Clean operating room after surgery, removes and disposes of soiled and/or contaminated materials; changes linen; washes, disassembles, sterilizes, and reassembles instruments
Qualification
Required
One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Assisting with general surgery procedures such as orthopedic, obstetric or gynecologic, vascular, reconstructive, urology, neurosurgery, and trauma type procedures; 2) Assisting with the assembly of surgical equipment and instruments; and 3) Preparing supplies based on specific surgical procedures
Completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position
Ability to lift up to 45 lbs. in the regular performance of duties
Shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations
Screening for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk
Mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and subject to annual vaccination
Obtain and maintain Basic Life Support training certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association and American Red Cross
Obtain and maintain a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification from an accredited surgical technology program or military equivalent
Benefits
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