Surgical Tech - Operating Room-SIGN ON BONUS

About the role

The role involves providing intraoperative care to patients by functioning as the scrub person assisting the surgical team during an operative procedure.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes quality aseptic technique when working in an unsterile or sterile role in the OR.
• Affords assistance to the circulating RN in monitoring technique of all persons in the OR to maintain a sterile field.
• Performs sponge, instrument, and needle counts with the circulating RN following established guidelines.
• Affords assistance with gowning and gloving surgeons and positioning equipment and instruments.
• Passes sterile instruments to the surgical team during a surgical procedure.
• Affords assistance with transportation and positioning of the patients to include assisting the surgical team by holding retractors and positioning of operative limb under direction of surgeon.
• Prepares supplies and equipment for surgical procedure following preference cards.
• Affords assistance with sterilization and maintenance of sterile and non-sterile supplies and equipment.
• Maintains inventory; orders; and restocks supplies, instruments, and equipment.
• Removes out-of-date items and discards or reprocesses following established guidelines.
• Affords assistance with the general cleaning duties of the department.
• Affords assistance with the proper recording of patient charges.
• Responds to calls with a response time of 30 minutes.

Requirements

• Completion of a Licensed Practical Nurse program, OR completion of a Surgical Technology program, OR completion of a Registered Nurse program, OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and six (6) months of previous scrub experience.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• Surgical Technology experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Completion of a Licensed Practical Nurse program, OR completion of a Surgical Technology program, OR completion of a Registered Nurse program, OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and six (6) months of previous scrub experience. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Surgical Technology experience.

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Additional Job Description

Scheduled shifts - Three 12s Rotating call Scheduled Weekly Hours 36 Shift Day (United States of America) Exempt/Non-Exempt United States of America (Non-Exempt) Company CCMC Camden Clark Medical Center Cost Center 72 CCMC Nursing Operating Room Address 800 Garfield Ave Parkersburg West Virginia Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.