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Job Description:
The Tech performs various duties as a member of the surgical team to ensure a safe and successful operative procedure. This position functions under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and directly reports to Surgical Services management. It is expected that the Tech will support system wide and surgical operations initiatives and practices. In addition, this person will actively participate in the surgical operations safety plan as outlined.Intermountain Health is investing in our most valuable resource...YOU! Apply today to join our amazing team and benefit from our total reward offerings!
To show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our organization, we will also offer up to $5,000 in relocation assistance for Certified Surgical Technologists when applicable.
Posting Specifics
- Pay Range (Updated): $26.70 - $45.71 (Certified) (depending on experience). $24.70 - $40.93/hour (Uncertified) (depending on experience)
- Benefits Eligible: Yes (Health, Vision, & Dental Insurance, 401(K), education assistance, + many more)
- Shift Details: Full-time, 40 hours/week
- Department: General Surgery, Good Samaritan Medical Center (Lafayette, Colorado)
You.
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) in the Operating Room.
You know how to stay organized and move fast. You respond calmly in high pressure situations.
You're generous with your thoughts, your partnership and especially your voice in the OR because your opinion matters.
You're great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.
Us.
Our Operating Room boasts 14 surgical suites with one designated cystoscopy room. We perform all types of surgical cases except open heart and transplants. We have DaVinci robotics on-site and we also perform deep brain stimulation surgeries.
We are proud to be an accredited Chest Pain Center, a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, a Primary Stroke Center, and a Level II Trauma Center.
is part of Intermountain Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. At our 234-bed Level II Trauma Center, our mission is to bring health and hope to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. We're especially proud of our people, who helped make us one of according to Health grades.
are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we've launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We.
Together we'll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We'll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.
We'll laugh at each other's jokes (even the bad ones). We'll hello and high five. We'll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.
We're proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.
Your day.
As a CST, you need to know how to:
- Assist in nursing care and preparation of surgical patients. Assemble, organize and complete case carts according to doctor's preference lists.
- Provide appropriate instrumentation, suture and all supplies as requested and provide and maintain a sterile environment. May assist surgeon by passing instruments to surgeon during cases.
- Count sponges, needles, blades and instruments using proper technique and established policy.
- Assist in maintenance and care of specimens and prepare for laboratory analysis. Handle specimens, implants, dressings, soiled instruments, contaminated materials and sharps in accordance with established policy and recommended standards of practice.
- Assist with timely turnover of rooms, including clean up, replacement and restocking of supplies and equipment. Care for instruments and equipment.
Your experience.
We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:
Minimum Requirements (Certified)
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of a formal, accredited Surgical Technologist program
- Current NCCT Surgical Technologist certification (TS-C) or NBSTSA certification
- Registered in the state of practice as a Surgical Technologist is required through DORA.
- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association
Minimum Requirements (Uncertified)
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of a formal, accredited Surgical Technologist program
- Registered in the state of practice as a Surgical Technologist is required through DORA.
- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association
Preferred:
- At least one (1) year of OR scrubbing experience
- At least one (1) year of clinical experience in an accredited hospital
Your next move.
Now that you know more about being a CST on our team we hope you'll join us. At Intermountain Health you'll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.
Physical Requirements:
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Anticipated job posting close date:
05/13/2024Location:
Good Samaritan HospitalWork City:
LafayetteWork State:
ColoradoScheduled Weekly Hours:
40The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$26.70 - $45.71We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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