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Surgical Technologist II

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

#Operating Room #Surgical Procedures #Patient Safety #Infection Control #Aseptic Technique #BCLS #Stroke Center #NICU #Surgical Technologist

Quick overview

The Surgical Technologist will prepare the operating room and assist the surgical team during various procedures by setting up equipment, ensuring a sterile environment, and adapting quickly to procedural needs. Key duties involve maintaining safety, adhering to infection control principles, performing counts, and handling specimens accurately.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a High School Graduate or GED and successfully complete a Surgical Tech program, or possess 15 years of recent continuous experience in lieu of the program. Basic Life Support - CPR certification is required upon hire, with Surgical Scrubbing and CST certification being preferred.

high schoolprofessional certificateAdaptabilityTeam CollaborationPatient SafetySpecimen HandlingInfection ControlEquipment HandlingAsepsisSurgical CountsBCLSSurgical ProceduresSurgical Scrubbing

Job description

Where You’ll Work Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center.
In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services.
Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House.
Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956.
Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Surgical Tech, you will help prepare the operating room and surgical team so they can successfully perform a variety of surgical procedures for patients.Every day you will set up surgical equipment and instruments, assist the surgical team, and ensure a sterile environment.
You will be expected to adapt quickly, collaborate effectively within the OR team, and contribute directly to the patient's healing process.To be successful in this role, you must possess adaptability, a strong team-player mindset, and enthusiasm for supporting complex surgical procedures.
SAFETY Maintains a safe, therapeutic work environment at all times and identifies and addresses problems to the appropriate departments.
Adheres to the principles of infection control, including medical and surgical asepsis and isolation techniques.
Demonstrates aseptic technique when required in the performance of job duties.
Understands and assures patient safety initiatives, not limited to: a.
Handles surgical specimens accurately following departmental policy. b.
Performs sponge and sharps count per departmental policy c.
Participates in Site verification per departmental policy d.
Assures all equipment is functioning before use.

Surgical Technologist II

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