Surgical Tech PRN - Float Pool

About the role

Float Pool PRN position within the Network Float Pool, based in various locations throughout Phoenix, AZ. Requires more than 10 months of experience in an inpatient setting (hospital).

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of tasks that maintain an organized and sterile field during surgeries and procedures, including scrubbing, selecting, providing, and prepping surgical instruments, supplies and equipment during surgical procedures, while adhering to HonorHealth policies.
• Scrubs and provides instruments, sutures and other sterile supplies during surgical procedures.
• Anticipates the needs for additional equipment, supplies and/or instruments by assessing specific patient, physician and procedure requirements and responds by meeting or communicating those needs.
• Maintains a proper sterile field.
• Prepares for surgical procedures by pulling appropriate instruments and supplies and ensuring the working order of instruments.
• Assumes accountability for instrumentation and returns instrumentation to the decontamination room or Central Sterile Processing Department.
• Actively participates as a member of the health care team to include orientation and instruction of personnel functioning in the scrub role.
• Participates in the re-stocking and cleaning of Operating rooms and equipment.
• Maintains a clean safe and orderly work area and reports unsafe conditions.
• Assists with the orientation, guidance, and evaluation of performance of new staff and students.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Associates in Surgical Technology (Preferred)
• More than 10 months of surgical technician experience or graduate of vocational surgical technician school (Required)

Licenses and certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (Required)
• Certified Surgical Technician Certification (Required)
• Certified Surgical Tech / Technologist (Preferred)