Surgical Technologist - Lifespan

Summary:

Functions
as a member of the Surgical Team to provide a safe and therapeutic environment
for the Surgical patient and to assist the surgeon. Provides care for patients
of all ages including infant child adolescent adult and geriatric.

Responsibilities:

Functions in the surgical scrub role:

- Demonstrates knowledge and expertise in instrumentation and
materials such as sutures.

- Demonstrates proper preparation and passing of needles sutures
surgical drains medications and hemostatic agents.

- Assists the surgeon as necessary anticipating needs.

- Demonstrates knowledge of surgical field set-up including knowledge
of instruments and equipment.

Assists with the optimum utilization of resources
including OR time by:

- Using physician preference cards

- Anticipating needs of the team

- Using the proper resource person

- Selecting equipment and supplies in an organized and timely manner

- Uses supplies in a cost-effective manner

Demonstrates knowledge of AORN standards of asepsis
including but not limited to:

- Surgical scrubbing donning of gowns and gloves

- Creating and maintaining surgical field(s).

- Attentiveness to contamination possibilities responding appropriately
when it occurs

Demonstrates knowledge of Retained Surgical
Items/Surgical Counts protocol.

Demonstrates competency in preparing and utilizing
equipment including but not limited to:

- OR tables

- Harmonic scalpel

- Lasers

- Suction devices

- Hydrothermablation machines

- Tourniquets

- Generators

- All powered instruments

- Drills

- Saws

Maintains a safe environment for patients
physicians and other surgical services staff.

Assists in safely moving patients to and from the
operating table.

Demonstrates knowledge of the proper procedure for
the breakdown of the sterile field and preparation of instruments for
decontamination and return to Central Supply and Processing.

Maintains a positive professional relationship with
peers patients patient families/care-givers and other colleagues.

Maintains current BLS certification.

Participates in lifelong learning through continuing
education.

Participates in community activities.

Other information:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED is required
• Completion of at least one of the following options is required:
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program or
• Graduate of a surgical technologist associate degree program or
• Current certification as a CST or
• Current NCCT-TC (tech in surgery) certification (for applicants with past military experience only; military experience as a surgical technologist will be strongly considered) or
• 3 years of experience within the past 5 years as a surgical technologist
• Successful completion of a Lifespan on-the-job surgical technologist training program
• Current BLS Certification is required upon hire

Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status.   Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Newport Hospital USA:RI:Newport

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union