Surgical Technologist

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Surgical Technologist for a job in Verona, Mississippi.

Job Description and Requirements

• Specialty: Surgical Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Transporting Patients:

Transports patients from nursing units to the holding preanesthesia unit ( PAU )
Assist the circulating nurse to transport patients from PAU to the O.R

Transports Specimens:

Transports specimens to the lab and delivers blood products from the blood bank to the O.R. according to established policies and procedures

Transports Sterile Supplies/Equipment:

Transports sterilized trays, instruments and equipment to assigned OR rooms as needed
Inspecting sterile package integrity, storage conditions and equipment for possible damage that would decrease its ability to perform needed functions

Transports Potential Radioactive Supplies:

Transports supplies and bio hazard trash to and from the appropriate area designed for radioactive contamination

Environmental Duties:

Assists in cleaning assigned OR rooms during the turn over process
Mopping floor, and/or wiping down surgical bed, equipment, including trash removal

Assist OR Team:

Assists OR team in preparing for surgical cases
Opens sterile supplies including disposables and surgical trays pertinent to OR procedure
Making O.R. bed
Positioning patient, holding extremities, setting up equipment to increase OR room utilization

Monitor Traffic:

Help limit traffic in and out of O.R. rooms to cut down potential contamination of sterile environment.

Shave Preps:

Performs preoperative shave preps as needed, according to policy and procedure.

Education:

Attends required in-services, annual review and educational programs/training

Regulatory:

Adheres to NMHS/NMMC Policies/Procedures/Guidelines
Complies with applicable Local/State/Federal policies/procedures/guideline/regulations/laws/statues

Requirements:

High School graduate or equivalent required
American Heart Association (AHA) CPR certification at HCP Level; required
Three months of orientation/training depending on experience
Orientation/training will include aseptic techniques, safety, transporting patients, shave preps, OR process, knowledge of supplies and trays, Surgical procedures, environmental process and standard precautions
Good written and verbal communication required
Interaction with a patient population of all ages ranging from neonates to geriatrics, required

North Mississippi Health Services Job ID #2232-000BH6. Posted job title: Turnover Team Technician- Short Stay Surgery, 5:30A-2P, Full Time

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