Surgical Technician Certified Operating Room

Description

Northeast Methodist Hospital has played a major role in the phenomenal economic growth experienced in northeast Bexar County. It is licensed for 179 beds and has been nationally recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A. We offer a full array of services including 24/7 emergency care, open heart surgery, cardiac catheterizations, inpatient rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery, cancer care, intensive care and inpatient and outpatient surgeries and procedures.

Northeast Methodist Hospital is an accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Certified Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. We are recognized as an Accredited Heart Failure Center by the Healthcare Colloquium and as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission. Our hospital has received the Mission: Lifeline® Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks and the Texas Award for Performance Excellence. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Northeast Methodist Hospital under Locations.

We offer you a generous benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time Off

• Employee Discount Program

• Employee Stock Purchase Program

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Student Loan Repayment

• Plans for and obtains the equipment and supplies needed for assigned procedures according to physicians' preference and specific patient needs.
• Prepares equipment and supplies according to manufacturer's recommendations and specifications for uses during surgical procedures. Opens sterile packs according to established aseptic techniques and protocols.
• Monitors sterile field during procedure and takes appropriate measures to insure integrity of sterile field
• Prepares medications and solutions for use during procedures under the direction of the Registered Nurse
• Maintains accountability for instruments according to hospital policy throughout the surgical procedure to ensure that no foreign objects are retained in the surgical wound. Takes appropriate action if item count is not correct and informs the appropriate staff.
• Consistently follows safety procedures for Timeout and when handling sharp instruments, powered equipment, hazardous chemicals, and lasers.

• High school graduate or equivalent education
• ONE of the following:

A.      Graduate of an surgical technologist program

 OR

B. 1 year of experience in a hospital setting as a surgical technologist prior to 9/1/2009.

• CERTIFIED: Must have and maintain ONE of the following:

A.      CST – Certified Surgical Technologist through the National Board for Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) (formally the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist)

 

OR

 

B. TS-C- Tech in Surgery, Certified through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

• NON-CERTIFIED: None if they meet the below provision:

• None required (unless used in lieu of education as stated above)

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