Certified Surgical Technologist II, Westside Hospital (40hrs, Days)

Job Summary

Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner which reflects Kaiser Permanentes mission, vision, and values while supporting the Labor Management Partnership (LMP) principles and practice.

Creates a high-performance culture based on a joint decision making process in accordance with the Labor Management Partnership Vision Reaffirmation and Understandings Booklet.

Supports and assists the patient and Health Care team to promote population-based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, and self-care.

Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills with a caring, courteous, flexible, supportive, respectful, open-minded, appreciative attitude that is committed to a team environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Complies with shift, unit and organizational policies and procedures including reliability and attendance standards.
• Maintains current knowledge and skill base with personal commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Utilizes professional communication techniques.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient and organizational records.
• Promotes collaboration and professional interaction with the health care team.
• Promotes professional conduct, knows and complies with department Standards of Behavior.
• Attends inservices related to job description as appropriate.
• Demonstrates awareness of new concepts and skills.
• Attends and constructively participates in staff meetings.
• Demonstrates awareness of new information posted in the communication notebook.

Assessment

• Communicates information so that continuity of care is maintained.
• Communicates with patient, family and other staff in a professional and courteous manner.
• Obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide appropriate population based and culturally sensitive care to patients and families through education, training and experience.
• Participates in accurate pre-operative briefing and time out.
• Provides continuous reassessment through the intra operative period.

Planning

• Utilizes knowledge of type of procedure to plan for appropriate set up.
• Obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide age appropriate care to patients through education, training and experience.

Implementation

• Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the intra-operative patient.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique.
• Evaluates sterile packs and supplies.
• Provides a well organized sterile area.
• Aware of procedures progression and anticipates the needs of the team, observing sterile technique at all times.
• Performs all necessary procedures correctly to ensure patient safety intra-operatively.
• Applies and assists with the principles of correct body alignment in positioning and transferring patients.
• Examines unused equipment and instruments for gross contamination and transports covered used instruments to utility room.
• Responsible for sterile core activities, able to prioritize duties: Completion of picking case carts, restocking, reordering supplies as needed, assisting with O.R. room needs as necessary.
• Assists with appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Works in conjunction with Circulator in preparation for the next scheduled case.
• Initiates and facilitates room turnovers: Light housekeeping duties, procurement of equipment, supplies and X-Rays.
• Restocking of unused supplies and equipment.
• Participates in the reprocessing process.

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology.

Licenses, Certifications, Registrations

• Basic Life Support required at hire.
• Surgical Technologist Certificate required at hire.

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of sterile core area.
• Knowledge of sterile technique; operating room procedures and equipment; dexterity with hands; effective relationships with people; ability to exercise good judgment and discipline.
• Able to follow instruction.