Adventist Health·Tillamook, Oregon
This role involves facilitating physician performance during invasive, therapeutic, and diagnostic procedures by managing necessary instruments, supplies, and equipment while ensuring the maintenance of a sterile field and quality patient care. Essential functions include verifying procedures, passing instruments to the surgeon, anticipating needs, performing counts, preparing dressings, and cleaning/sterilizing equipment.
Located off the beautiful Oregon Coast, Adventist Health Tillamook has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1950.
We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access medical center, rural health and urgent care medical offices, home care services, and a vast scope of services located throughout Tillamook County and the surrounding areas.
Tillamook is known for its small-town charm, lively art scene and delicious Tillamook Cheese.
The allure of Tillamook's community is complimented by access to outdoor adventures and the scenic Oregon Coast.
Job Summary: Facilitates physician's performance of invasive and therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
Handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure.
Ensures quality patient care during the operative procedure and is constantly monitoring the maintenance of the sterile field.
Job Requirements: Education and Work Experience: Associate Degree or Certificate of Program Completion in Surgical Technology: Required Relevant acute care experience: Preferred Licenses/Certifications: National Board of Surgical Technologists or Association of Surgical Technologists certified: Preferred Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred Essential Functions: Verifies surgery to be performed with consent forms and brings patient to assigned operating room.
Passes instruments to surgeon during procedure.
Anticipates surgeon's needs of additional supplies.
Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed.
Prepares sterile dressings.
Secures dressings after incision closure.
Checks supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedure.
Obtains appropriate sterile and unsterile items needed for procedure.
Sets up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for procedure.
Helps drape sterile field.
Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization.
Assists other members of team with cleaning of room for turnover.
Assists in prepping room for the next patient.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements: Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients.
Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable.
Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
Candidates are required to have an Associate Degree or Certificate of Program Completion in Surgical Technology. Relevant acute care experience is preferred, along with preferred certification from the National Board of Surgical Technologists or Association of Surgical Technologists, and CPR or BLS certification.
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