OR Tech/Surgical Tech
Company: Mercy Health System
Location: Harvard
Posted on: August 5, 2022
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Job Description:
Come join our team in preparation for our Crystal Lake Hospital
Harvard, IL, Primary days, PRN/Pool# Some call and rotating
weekends/holidays# Critical Access Hospital OR# # # Experience a
rewarding and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth is
committed to offering our partners a best place to work. Our unique
workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon: Employee engagement,
empowerment and growth Teamwork toward our common goal # providing
exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives
better An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout
the organization Essential duties and Responsibilities Handles the
instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical
procedure.# Has an understanding of the procedure being performed
and anticipates the needs of the surgeon.# Has the necessary
knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the
operative procedure and is constantly on vigil for maintenance of
the sterile field. Assists the surgical team before, during, and
after surgery by performing the following duties: Checks
instruments, supplies, and equipment needed for surgical
procedures. Scrubs, gowns, gloves, and sets up sterile table with
instruments and supplies, equipment and medications/solutions
needed for each procedure Assists with patient placement and
positioning on the table.# Assists in draping sterile field
according to procedure/physician preference. Performs appropriate
counts for sponges, needles, and instruments with circulator
according to policy prior to the operation and before incision is
closed. Gowns and gloves surgeon and assistants.# Creates and
maintains sterile field.# Maintains highest standard of sterile
technique during procedure. Passes instruments, etc. to surgeon
during procedure.# May sponge operative site, hold retractors
during surgery, cut suture and cauterize previously clamped vessels
as directed by surgeon.# Prepares sterile dressings. Assists other
members of team with cleaning the operating room after each
procedure.# Assists in prepping room for the next patient.
Participates in department performance improvement activities.
Assists in training new personnel. Education and Experience High
school diploma or general education degree (GED) required Graduate
of an CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Technology program required OR
program currently participating in accreditation process LPN
grandfathered (3) at Rockford campus. (check w/ comp team how to
word) Certifications/Licensure Certified Surgical Technologist
through NBSTSA preferred If program is currently participating in
accreditation process, Certified Surgical Technologist through
NBSTSA required. Approved CPR or BLS certification required within
90 days (other certifications per unit requirements: ACLS, PALS,
PEARS, NRP) Special Physical Demands The Special Physical Demands
are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or
without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to
finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or
hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The
employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or
smell.# The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25
pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.# Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth
perception. ######### ########################## Keywords OR Tech,
OR, PACU, TCC,
* Come join our team in preparation for our Crystal Lake
Hospital
* Harvard, IL, Primary days, PRN/Pool
* Some call and rotating weekends/holidays
* Critical Access Hospital OR
Experience a rewarding and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth.
Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to
work. Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:
* Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
* Teamwork toward our common goal - providing exceptional health
care services with a passion for making lives better
* An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the
organization
Essential duties and Responsibilities
* Handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during
the surgical procedure. Has an understanding of the procedure being
performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon. Has the
necessary knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care
during the operative procedure and is constantly on vigil for
maintenance of the sterile field.
* Assists the surgical team before, during, and after surgery by
performing the following duties:
* Checks instruments, supplies, and equipment needed for surgical
procedures.
* Scrubs, gowns, gloves, and sets up sterile table with instruments
and supplies, equipment and medications/solutions needed for each
procedure
* Assists with patient placement and positioning on the table.
Assists in draping sterile field according to procedure/physician
preference.
* Performs appropriate counts for sponges, needles, and instruments
with circulator according to policy prior to the operation and
before incision is closed.
* Gowns and gloves surgeon and assistants. Creates and maintains
sterile field. Maintains highest standard of sterile technique
during procedure.
* Passes instruments, etc. to surgeon during procedure. May sponge
operative site, hold retractors during surgery, cut suture and
cauterize previously clamped vessels as directed by surgeon.
Prepares sterile dressings.
* Assists other members of team with cleaning the operating room
after each procedure. Assists in prepping room for the next
patient.
* Participates in department performance improvement
activities.
* Assists in training new personnel.
Education and Experience
* High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
required
* Graduate of an CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Technology program
required OR program currently participating in accreditation
process
* LPN grandfathered (3) at Rockford campus. (check w/ comp team how
to word)
Certifications/Licensure
* Certified Surgical Technologist through NBSTSA preferred
* If program is currently participating in accreditation process,
Certified Surgical Technologist through NBSTSA required.
* Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days (other
certifications per unit requirements: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, NRP)
Special Physical Demands
* The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job
Functions of the position with or without reasonable
accommodations.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach
with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently
required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required
to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or smell. The employee must regularly
lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move
up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision and depth perception.
Keywords
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Keywords: Mercy Health System, Rockford , OR Tech/Surgical Tech, Healthcare , Harvard, Illinois
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