Avera Health·Marshall, Minnesota
Provide high-quality professional care to patients within surgical suites under the supervision of surgeons. Responsibilities include assisting surgeons, maintaining sterile environments, and managing surgical equipment and instruments.
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Accountable for providing high quality professional care to patients and families under the supervision of the Surgery Leader and/or Surgeon within the surgical suites and other clinical areas within their scope of practice.
What you will do
Assists surgeon within the scope of competency and standards of practice.
Utilizes techniques of infection control/universal precautions.
Washes and sterilizes equipment and keeps a clean operating room.
Rotates in SPD area cleaning & sterilizing instruments for OR, floors, ER, & clinics.
Updates preference cards to ensure all team members can perform procedures as per surgeon requests.
Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedure, and standards of practice.
Verifies patient identity.
Verifies operative procedure, operative site, surgeon, and consent.
Applies and monitors the principles of aseptic technique throughout the intraoperative period.
Performs sponge, needle and instrument counts according to policy procedure.
Participates in the evaluation of new supplies, equipment and/or instruments.
Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments according to instructions.
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Technical Certificate Graduate from an Accredited Surgical Technologist Program Certified Surgical Tech (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Upon Hire or Tech in Surgery (TS-C) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) Upon Hire
Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience: 1-3 years surgical experience
Expectations and Standards
You Need & Then Some Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future. PTO available day 1 for eligible hires. Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
Requires graduation from an accredited Surgical Technologist program and certification as a CST or TS-C. Preferred candidates possess 1-3 years of surgical experience.
Market context
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