Surgical Tech

CHI Mercy Health offers the unique opportunity to grow professionally in a supportive highly rewarding work environment and to satisfy your soul in the surroundings of a breathtakingly beautiful natural setting. More than 100 years after the founding of our organization the core values - Compassion Inclusion Integrity Excellence and Collaboration - that guide our interactions with our patients and each other remain the same. In the welcoming embrace of these nurturing communities you will feel immediately at home. 

Roseburg is located on Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon's scenic Douglas County. The community is nestled in a lush forested region known as the 100 Valleys of the Umpqua. In many places you’ll find it hard to maintain a healthy work-life/personal-life balance because the pace of one is indistinguishable from the other. Not here. Life never stops here but it slows to an easy welcome pace. A traffic jam means you missed the yellow and have to wait for the next green. A terrible parking space is the one across from the restaurant instead of in front of it. And the three words you may never hear are “Wow that’s expensive.” Easy is the best way to describe life here. Hard-to-beat works too.

Shift: 6:45am - 5:15pm

Schedule: Tuesday - Friday; Call Required

Job Summary:

Under the direction of Surgical Services Manager the OR Scrub Technician performs scrub duties and related procedures. Assists in nursing care and preparation of surgical patients by performance of routine and delegated duties according to standards and policies of the hospital and department. On-Call required with a 30 minute response time.

Essential Duties:

• Uses physician preference card to identify supplies and equipment needed for the scheduled surgical or emergency procedures. Updates preference cards with necessary changes.

• Prepares and sterilizes supplies and equipment used in surgical procedures.

• Prepares solutions and medications used. Properly labels and reports amounts used for charting.

• Sets up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment and medications/solutions needed for procedure.

• Provides supplies or equipment upon request for the surgeon, nurses, and/or anesthesiologists.

• Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed as indicated per policy.

• Delivers surgical specimens/cultures from operative field to circulating nurse.

• Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during procedure by checking package integrity, indicators and opening procedures.

• Reviews and replaces supplies in the surgical case following a procedure. Discards expired medications per policy.

• Anticipates possible problems or complications that could arise during a case. Adjusts quickly and prepares for emergent cases that change work flow.

• Demonstrates airway management on patients of all ages under direction of physician and RN.

• Provides an environment conducive to patient and staff safety.

• Effectively communicates with surgeon and nursing staff.

• Reports any life safety issues, environmental concerns or process deviation to immediate supervisor.

• Maintains efficiency under stress and with irregular working hours.

• Applies knowledge of the dress code relates to Standard Precautions and consistently wears appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Tracks department equipment; reports any missing, broken or replacement needs to immediate supervisor.

• Assists circulator as part of a non-sterile surgical team when directed.

• Assist with draping sterile field; drapes and covers operating and instrument tables

• Assists with terminal cleaning of operating room. Puts equipment, supplies and instruments away as required. Assists with prepping the room for the next patient.

• Maintains a current knowledge foundation in area of clinical practice. Participates in professional and program development by attending department in-services, meetings and education as required by hospital to maintain competency and certification.

License/Certifications:

• Must have current BLS for Healthcare Provider within 30 days of hire.

Experience:

• Must be able to provide direct patient care appropriate to population of specialty.
• Must be able to adapt rapidly to changing technologies, policies, regulations, census and staffing through priority setting and flexibility.
• Must be able to provide on call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours and be available for additional shifts as needed.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must meet at least one of the following:
  • Is a graduate of an accredited Surgical Technician training program and is also certified by either the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).
  • Is a graduate of an accredited Surgical Technician training program and will hold a certification after completion of required minimum surgical case hours no later than the 1 year anniversary after program graduation date.
  • Is a graduate of a training program for surgical technologists in the US military. Must provide documentation of 16 hours of continuing education every two years.
  • Can provide documentation showing that the person practiced surgical technology during at least two of the three years immediately preceding January 1, 2017. Must provide documentation of 16 hours of continuing education every two years.

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