*USPI Fish Pond**Surgery Center, *is seeking a motivated *Certified Surgical Technologist* to join our team.
Fish Pond Surgery Center is a multi-specialty surgery center committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.
*Job Summary: *Anticipates the needs of the surgical team.
Establishes and maintains sterile field during surgical procedures in the operating room.
Reporting Relationship: Reports to Clinical Director/Administrator
*Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities*
* Ensures sterility of all supplies and instruments during set up of surgical procedures.
* Assists circulating nurse and surgical team in maintaining sterile environment.
* Assists circulating nurse in gathering necessary surgical supplies and equipment.
* Is responsible for doing sponge, needle, and instrument count pre-operatively and intra-operative with the circulating nurse.
* Gowns and gloves surgeons and assistants.
* Assists in keeping physician preference cards accurate/updated.
* Retains all specimens to be sent to pathology, confirming source/name of specimen with surgeon.
* Transports all surgical equipment to appropriate cleaning areas.
Assists in sterile supply with cleaning and reprocessing of instrument sets.
* Interacts appropriately and effectively with all patients/others regardless of age or ethnic background.
* Uses Standard Universal Precautions, appropriate hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safe practices to ensure personal safety and a safe environment.
* Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance and participates in emergency preparedness drills.
*Education and/or Experience*
* High School Diploma / GED
* Completion of a Scrub Technician Program with subsequent certification.
* Two years’ experience as a Scrub Tech in multiple specialties or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
* General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for an operating room.
USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce.
If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date.
If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
Job Type: Part-time
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
* No weekends
Education:
* High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
* surgical technician: 2 years (Preferred)
* ambulatory surgical center: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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