Driscoll Children's Hospital

Non-profit pediatric health system in Texas

Certified Surgical Technologist

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeEdinburg, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Technology Program.
A high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Current national certification as a surgical technologist within 90 days of hire.
CPR certification.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow hospital policies, procedures, and corporate compliance guidelines.
Knowledge of sterile-field safety, operating-room equipment setup and usage, sterilizer systems, and standard precautions.

Responsibilities

Assist the surgeon and other operating-room personnel with operating-room and surgical functions under the direct supervision of the professional operating-room nurse.
Demonstrate competency in the scrub role, including anticipating needs for frequently performed procedures in the assigned service and clarifying anticipated procedural variances with the surgeon before procedures.
Maintain a safe environment for patients, physicians, and staff at the sterile field and throughout the operating room.
Set up the operating room appropriately for each procedure, considering patient size when selecting supplies and equipment.
Break down the room after procedures using standard precautions.
Assist the surgical team before, during, and after surgical interventions, including cleanup and retrieving patients when needed.
Maintain the department, supplies, equipment, and instruments; handle instruments and equipment to minimize damage, report damage or breakage, remove damaged items from use, and transport instruments to decontamination in closed carts after cases.
Participate in unit process-improvement activities as requested.
Attend staff meetings routinely.
Use self-directed learning activities to maintain competency.
Communicate in a manner that supports a positive work environment, seek help from the appropriate person to resolve problems, and work with colleagues to promote teamwork.

Desired Qualifications

Pediatric scrub technologist experience.

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

A certified technologist assists the surgeon and other professional and technical personnel in carrying out Operating

Room and Surgical functions. Assisted care is administered under the direct supervision of the professionaloperating room nurse. The patient care population includes infants, children, adolescents, and adults.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.

• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and

integrity guidelines.

• Communicates in a manner that encourages a positive work environment

− Takes problems to appropriate person for help with resolution

− Refrains from negative talk and gossip

− Works together to promote teamwork

• Demonstrates competency in scrub role

− Can verbalize needs for frequently done procedures in assigned service

− Questions surgeon before procedure for any anticipated variances in particular procedures.

− Is knowledgeable of setup and usage of service equipment

Uses sterilizers effectively and can verbalize knowledge of systems.

− Maintains a safe environment for the patient, physician and staff at sterile field, as well as throughout the

OR.

− Sets up room appropriately for procedure

− Takes into account size of patient in selection of supplies, equipment

− Breaks down room after procedure utilizing standard precautions

• Assists surgical team before, during and after surgical intervention, including cleanup and getting patients when

needed.

• Assists in maintenance, care and cleanliness of department, supplies, equipment, and instruments.

− Handles instruments, equipment in a manner that minimizes breakage, damage

− Reports damage, breakage and removes item from usage.

− Transports instruments back to decontamination in closed carts following cases.

• Is knowledgeable of process improvement activities in unit and assists as requested

• Participates in staff meeting on a routine basis

• Utilizes self directed learning activities to maintain competency and above.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

⎯ Successful completion of accredited Surgical Technology Program

⎯High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

⎯ Pediatric scrub tech experience preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS.

⎯ Current national certification as a surgical technologist within 90days of hire.

⎯ CPR certified

About the Company

Driscoll Children's Hospital

Non-profit pediatric health system in Texas

Driscoll Children’s Hospital is a not-for-profit pediatric health system serving South Texas with campuses in Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley, plus a network of specialty clinics. It offers a wide range of pediatric services, including a Level IV NICU, a PICU, pediatric surgery, cardiology, oncology, and a pediatric residency program affiliated with Texas A&M. It funds care through patient services and philanthropic donations, with a pledge to treat every child regardless of their ability to pay. Its distinctiveness comes from its charitable model, regional footprint, history of pioneering pediatric care (including the area’s first pediatric-only emergency department and organ transplant work), and its role in educating future pediatricians, all aimed at expanding access to care for underserved regions.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Corpus Christi, TX
Founded: Not listed

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