City of Hope·Duarte, California
Assist surgeons during operative and invasive procedures by preparing necessary supplies and maintaining sterile techniques. Responsible for cleaning equipment, managing supplies, and serving as a clinical mentor to other staff.
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We are seeking a Surgical Technologist II. In this role, you’ll be responsible for a range of technical tasks to assist surgical and/or endoscopic procedures. Your duties will include maintaining appropriate levels of supplies, cleaning and decontaminating equipment and instruments, and participating in initiatives to ensure compliance with regulations and readiness for surveys. This position is listed for full-time, 10-hour shifts (4 shifts per week), and day shifts (6:45am start time). Sign-on bonus eligible up to $7,500! As a successful candidate, you will: Assist surgeons during operative/invasive procedure, assuring that necessary supplies, instruments, and equipment are ready and/or available and anticipates such needs. Maintain sterile techniques; actively monitors situations which could lead to breaches in sterile technique. Establish and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors and other hospital personnel, while assuring confidentiality of patient information. Maintain confidentiality of patient and unit care data. Participate in educational programs and in-service meetings. Serve as clinical mentor to others. Assist with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies. Maintain and promotes clinical competence and expertise of self to ensure clinical excellence, patient safety and positive clinical outcomes.
Requires a minimum of 3 years of experience scrubbing major or endoscopic cases in a hospital setting. Must hold a current CST certification and BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
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