Tanner Health·Villa Rica, Georgia
Responsible for preparing the operating room and providing technical assistance to physicians during invasive surgical procedures. Manages the care, cleaning, and sterilization of specialized surgical instruments and equipment.
The Scrub Technician - Certified is responsible for the preparation of, as well as providing, technical assistance to physicians during the performance of surgical invasive procedures. He she is responsible for care, cleaning, and maintenance of specialized equipment instruments, supplies, and sterilization equipment. Basic patient care functions are performed within established guidelines under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Required Knowledge & Skills
Education: High School Diploma plus 1 year vocational school
Experience: No Prior work experience
Licenses and Certifications
• The CST I is entry level CST that has recently graduated from an approved Surgical Technology program or an uncertified surgical technologist with 1 year experience.
Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors.
Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community.
All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards.
These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become.
We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.
Required Knowledge & Skills
Education: High School Diploma plus 1 year vocational school
Experience: No prior work experience
The CST I is entry level CST that has recently graduated from an approved Surgical Technology program or an uncertified surgical technologist with 1 year experience.
Performs no direct supervision but may precept orient new employees and nursing students, correcting work routines according to hospital policy and procedure as an active participant in staff development.
The Scrub Technician - Certified is responsible for the preparation of, as well as providing, technical assistance to physicians during the performance of surgical invasive procedures. He she is responsible for care, cleaning, and maintenance of specialized equipment instruments, supplies, and sterilization equipment. Basic patient care functions are performed within established guidelines under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Performance of job requires contact with others where team work is essential, requiring tact in order to obtain cooperation. Contacts may be outside of the organization also.
Probable errors may be serious and involve losses such as improper costs, overpayment, waste of material, damage to equipment, and delay in processing work. Effect usually confined within the organization. Most of work not subject to direct verification or check. Regularly works with some confidential data such as account, salaries, patient medical records, which if disclosed might have adverse internal or external effects.
Regularly uses assistance of aide or helper or leads the work of one to four co-employees; checks performance of work assigned as to accuracy and time, doing same work, it's more difficult aspects, or other related work
Assignment requires planning and arranging own work to reach definite objectives. Applies knowledge of a specific field using several varied procedures or techniques. Solves non-routine technical, treatment, or operational problems under general guides
Extreme - Constantly involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.
Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles): Yes
Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: Yes
Medium physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for most of the day. Occasional physical effort with medium weight objects (25-60 lbs.). Very occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.).Works in reaching or strained positions for about half of day.
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Typing: Not required
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Tasting: Not required
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Driving -- Utility vehicles such as golf carts, Gators, ATV, riding lawnmowers, skid steer, aerial lift: Not required
Driving -- Class C vehicles: Not required
Driving -- CDL class vehicles: Not required
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Hazmat suit usage (PPE): Not required
Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Requires a High School Diploma, completion of a vocational school program, and a Certified Scrub Tech (CST) certification. Entry-level candidates or uncertified technologists with one year of experience are eligible.
Market context
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