Surgical Services Certified OR Tech Surgical Tech (CST)
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Job Location:
Newberg, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary:
The Certified OR Tech is responsible for providing direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performing related duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of department services. All duties are to be performed in collaboration with team members. This position must demonstrate a commitment of quality service to patients the public and co-workers.
The Certified OR Tech is responsible for providing direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performing related duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of department services. All duties are to be performed in collaboration with team members. This position must demonstrate a commitment of quality service to patients the public and co-workers.
Location:Newberg Oregon United States
Responsibilities:
- Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living.
- Performs range of motion exercises.
- Ambulates patients.
- Positions patients and provides skin care.
- Distributes linen and changes beds as needed.
- Assists with feeding and meal delivery.
- Assists with routine hygiene care including toileting and incontinent care as well as appropriate oral and personal hygiene.
- Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens.
- Obtains urine stool and sputum specimens and processes specimens as needed.
- Obtains and records health weights vital signs including pulse oximetry and pain assessment and I&O.
- Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.
- Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures.
- Performs incentive spirometry.
- Transports patients and prepares them for diagnostic tests.
- Assists rehab therapists.
- Performs pulse oximetry/oxygen set up in oxygen therapy.
- Prepares rooms with supplies and provides post-mortem care.
- Prepares for admission and discharge.
- Assists nurses in emergency situations.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Performs suction (oral nasopharynx).
- Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
- Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
- Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).
- Answers unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
- Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems.
- Documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Performs selected patient registration activities.
- Coordinates equipment/supply needs and notifies appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living.
- Performs range of motion exercises.
- Ambulates patients.
- Positions patients and provides skin care.
- Distributes linen and changes beds as needed.
- Assists with feeding and meal delivery.
- Assists with routine hygiene care including toileting and incontinent care as well as appropriate oral and personal hygiene.
- Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens.
- Obtains urine stool and sputum specimens and processes specimens as needed.
- Obtains and records health weights vital signs including pulse oximetry and pain assessment and I&O.
- Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.
- Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures.
- Performs incentive spirometry.
- Transports patients and prepares them for diagnostic tests.
- Assists rehab therapists.
- Performs pulse oximetry/oxygen set up in oxygen therapy.
- Prepares rooms with supplies and provides post-mortem care.
- Prepares for admission and discharge.
- Assists nurses in emergency situations.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Performs suction (oral nasopharynx).
- Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
- Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
- Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).
- Answers unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
- Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems.
- Documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Performs selected patient registration activities.
- Coordinates equipment/supply needs and notifies appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- CNA license
- AHA BLS Provider CPR certification
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- CNA license
- AHA BLS Provider CPR certification
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- Not specified
- Not specified
Special Considerations:
- On-call is required.
- Overnights and weekends are required.
- Float between units: No
- On-call is required.
- Overnights and weekends are required.
- Float between units: No
Scheduling:
- Weekends are required.
- 1:1 ratios are expected
- Block schedules are not required.
- Weekends are required.
- 1:1 ratios are expected
- Block schedules are not required.
Key Skills
- Aseptic Technique
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Basic Life Support
- Computer Skills
- Physiology Knowledge
- Military Experience
- Suturing
- Medical Terminology
- Sterile Processing
