Surgical Technologist 1
Surgical Technologist 1
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Job Description
Inova Fairfax Hospital - OR - Womens Surgical Technologist 1 Full Time: Monday-Friday shift varies. 7-3 during orientation. We can typically accommodate 10s and 12s.
Call shifts cover urgent cases overnights and weekends. No scheduled shifts on weekends Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Available
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off paid parental leave flexible work schedules and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Performs and/or provides scrub assistance during procedures that reflect an awareness of anatomy necessary principles skills supplies and adequate knowledge base.
- Assists the circulating nurse in implementing the perioperative plan of care to include: patient positioning confirmation/preparation of the operative site updating physician preference card care of operative specimens and room turnover.
- Identifies factors relative to the patients age and developmental stage that must be considered during the surgical procedure.
- Assists with pulling cases and checks case carts for completeness obtains supplies and equipment and determines them to be in good working order before a case begins.
- Prepares the operating room by opening sterile supplies instruments and sutures based on the scheduled procedure and surgeon preference card.
- Follows policies for scrubbing gowning gloving setting up the back table draping and counting with the circulating nurse.
- Exercises care in the operation and use of instruments/equipment/ and reports/follow the appropriate procedure for broken items.
- Follows OSHA and hospital infection control policies at all times.
- Maintains continuing education by complying with mandatory re-orientation yearly and keeps educational profile up to date.
- Anticipates the needs of the surgeon which includes passing instruments sutures and other items appropriate to the procedure.
- Establishes and maintains an organized sterile field. Adheres to unit-specific standards policies and procedures for aseptic technique.
- Selects proper sterilization method of instruments/equipment; sterilizes before procedures as necessary and verifies instruments as sterile.
- Takes corrective action when any unsafe practice conditions or breaks in aseptic technique occur and reports information to the circulating nurse.
- May perform additional duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Certification - Basic Life Support Upon Start
- Licensure - Registered Surgical Technologist
- Education - High School diploma or equivalent
Employment Type
Full-Time