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Who We Are:
People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is a modern state-of-the-art 295-bed acute care facility offering an advanced neurosurgery program with Spine Center accreditation amongst other specialty services.
Where We Are:
The City of Somerset blends southern hospitality with abundant recreational opportunities including a 65000-acre lake with 1200 miles of shoreline. Somerset is host to nationally recognized high quality performing and visual arts concerts and other special events to the community.
Why Choose Us:
Position Summary:
Essential Functions
Before an operation helps set up the operating room and organizes sterile table with surgical instruments and equipment sterile linens and sterile solutions.
Checks adjusts and operates equipment such as sterilizers lights suction machines electrosurgical units and diagnostic equipment.
Maintains supply of fluids such as plasma saline blood and glucose for use during operation.
Prepares patients for surgery by washing shaving and disinfecting incision sites. Also transports positions patients on table and covers them with sterile surgical drapes.
Scrubs hands and arms puts on sterile operating room attire to be able to work within the sterile field established around the patient and to handle the sterilized instruments equipment and supplies used in the procedure.
Anticipates the needs of the surgeon passing instruments and providing sterile items in an efficient manner.
Helps prepare care for and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis holds retractors cuts sutures and applies dressings as directed.
Cleans and restocks the operating room.
Adheres to The Joint Commission (TJC) on professional standards and attends hospital in-service training sessions as directed. Provides age-appropriate care for all age groups.
Non-Essential Functions
1. Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers clients patients contractors and vendors.
2. Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.
3. Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g. HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures. Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.
4. Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred; Surgical technologists graduate from surgical technology program (**Years of relevant experience may be substituted for required education/certification.**)
License:
Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) required one month from hire date
Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
EEOC Statement:
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color race sex age religion national origin disability genetic information gender identity sexual orientation veterans status or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.
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