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Surgical Tech

Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health

#CPR #Orthopedics #Sterile Field #Patient Safety #Basic Life Support #Acute Care #Surgical Technician #Ophthalmology #Ambulatory Surgery Center

Quick overview

The Surgical Tech collaborates with the surgical team to prepare operating rooms, assist surgeons, and manage instruments and supplies. They are responsible for maintaining a sterile field and ensuring patient safety throughout all phases of surgical procedures.

Requirements summary

Candidates must be graduates of a Surgical Technician Training Course with one year of acute care experience or a completed clinical rotation at the facility. Basic Life Support (CPR) certification is required.

professional certificateCPRBasic Life SupportPatient PositioningDecontaminationAseptic TechniqueSterile TechniqueOperating Room PreparationInstrument ManagementChemical SterilizationSurgical ScrubbingCase Cart ManagementSteam Autoclave

Job description

Where You’ll Work Founded in 1926, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit, community hospital located in Glendale, California.
The hospital offers a full complement of services, including its award winning heart center, the colorectal surgery institute, a gastrointestinal program, and is a Los Angeles County approved primary stroke center.
The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems.
Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/glendalememorial for more information.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Surgical Tech, you will function as an integral team member across all phases of the surgical procedure.
Your role is vital for seamless transitions and comprehensive patient care.Every day you will collaborate with the surgical team, meticulously preparing the operating room, assisting the surgeon, and managing instruments and supplies.
You will maintain a sterile field and anticipate team needs for efficiency and patient safety.To be successful, you will demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and effective performance under pressure.
Your commitment to teamwork and sterile technique will be paramount for safe and successful surgical outcomes.
Demonstrates adherence to the Standards of Conduct Requirements.
Completes and turns in the SOC acknowledgement card .Fulfils compliance education requirements as directed by the compliance department or department management.
Performs scrub functions for all general or minor specialty cases.
Demonstrates competence in use of the computer to generate case cart pick lists and physician preference lists.
Updates physician preference lists as necessary.
Demonstrates knowledge of safe principles of positioning patients intra-operatively.
Understands the relationship between anatomy and physiology and positioning and recognizes potential safety hazards to the patient.
Demonstrates knowledge of principles of aseptic technique.
Demonstrates competency in the operation of : Decontamination unit Steam autoclave Chemical sterilization unit Utilizes resources and resource material as appropriate Adheres to hospital policies, departmental policies and AORN recommended practices.

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