CS Tech
Santa Maria, CA - USA
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
Founded in 1940 Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center is a 191-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Santa Maria California. Serving over 250000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II Trauma Center Level III NICU cancer care orthopedics and stroke care. Additionally Marian Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and the only healthcare facility on the Central Coast to offer ECMO.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our CT Technologist you will utilize your expertise to capture precise diagnostic images enabling our Radiologists to accurately diagnose and/or rule out diverse medical conditions.
Every day you will adeptly create detailed cross-sectional images of the skeleton tissues and internal organs. Your compassionate interaction and skill in patient care will be crucial as you play a significant role in fostering a positive and comforting patient experience throughout the imaging process.
To be successful in this role you will deeply understand the critical importance of diagnostic imaging. This includes a comprehensive knowledge of general imaging workflow various patient positioning techniques and the ability to consistently capture clear results essential for timely and accurate diagnoses that guide effective patient care.
- Assembles and sorts instrument sets following instrument manual and arranges sets in appropriate instrument trays. Separates delicate and basic instruments electrical cords cables and processes according to established procedures. Sorts and identifies special instruments for processing e.g. power equipment scopes etc.
- Inspects each instrument for alignment and position when sorting. Checks for missing parts and straightens malleable instruments. Reports mal-functioning missing and broken instrumentation.
- Cleans and maintains equipment essential to assuring effective sterilization: ultrasonic machine washer sterilizer steam sterilizers and plasma sterilizers.
- Demonstrates proper procedure for operating the steam and plasma sterilizers washer sterilizer and ultrasonic cleaner. Uses proper loading/unloading procedure.
- Upon completion of sterilization stores instruments in sterile area and returns processed instrumentation instrument trays and equipment to appropriate nursing units.
- Demonstrates proper procedures for cleaning packaging labeling processing and storage of clean and sterile supplies.
Job Requirements
- Certificate held current and in good standing
Preferred
- Six to twelve months of related experience and
- Previous acute care experience in hospital with supplies preferred with emphasis on knowledge of medical supplies.
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