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PRN Surgical Technologist - General OR

Cleveland Clinic • Per Diem • Vero Beach, Florida, United States • 3d ago

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Job Title

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

CC Indian River

Department

Ancillary Surgery-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

000926

Shift

Days + Call

Schedule

6:30am-2:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Surgical Technologist, you will assist the Operating Room team in providing exceptional medical attention. You will maintain a safe environment by checking supplies and equipment, setting up sterile tables and cleaning instruments for terminal sterilization. Surgery would not be possible without your tireless efforts.

A caregiver in this position works days from 6:30AM - 2:30PM, with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Provide quality, individualized patient care in the perioperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases.

Follow guidelines for perioperative practices as established by AORN.

Maintain the sterile field.

Assemble, check and open sterile packs, sutures and more.

Practice and assist others in maintaining aseptic technique and report and/or correct any breaks.

Comply with required standards for patient positioning, skin preparation, counting and side-site verification.

Remain with the sterile setup to assure maintenance of the sterile field.

Assist with draping the sterile field.

Collect specimens as directed by the surgeon and identify the origin of each specimen to the RN Circulator.

Assist surgeons and assistants with retraction and suction as directed.

Assure that all biohazard material is handled and disposed of properly using universal precautions.

Keep accurate counts of all sutures, sharps, soft goods and instruments.

Assure that all instrumentation is returned to decontamination with proper documentation count sheets.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Completion of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through the CAAHEP or ABHES OR completion of a Military Surgical Technology Program OR certification as a Surgical Technologist

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Certified Surgical Technologist

Two years of experience in a multi-disciplined OR in an acute care hospital setting

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Physical Requirements:

Workload is heavy and requires constant lifting, moving of patients, equipment, instrument trays, and supplies.
Able to lift items up to 50 pounds without assistance and greater than 50 pounds with assistance.
Stooping, pushing and pulling required when moving patients or equipment into position for surgery.
Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests; ability to resolve conflicts among staff and to work collaboratively with department director, physicians and other members of the Healthcare team; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem solve and make decisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers.
Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing work load, directing staff and carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities; self-starting and self-motivating; working hours may exceed eight (8) hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish completion of the daily surgical schedule.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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