Surgical Technician II

About the role

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Saddleback Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our core values: Integrity, Accountability, Best Practices, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall support Saddleback Medical Center’s strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance improvement/patient safety activities.

Responsibilities

• Provides surgical assistance in a safe, appropriate and effective manner under the direction of a Registered Nurse/MD, in compliance with the Surgical Technician II standards of practice.
• List of broad job specific functions.
• Demonstrates the ability to safely and competently perform all aspects of surgical techniques/procedures.
• Serves as a role model and assists new staff members or students.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees/students in the scrub role.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights.
• Maintains confidentiality of all medical, financial and other sensitive material in printed, electronic or verbal form, which may jeopardize the privacy of patients and or employees.
• Demonstrates the ability to use good customer service skills by managing and acknowledging patient-family-significant other expectations.
• Demonstrates tact, sensitivity and discretion.
• Demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge of job specific competencies.
• Able to be at work and be on time.
• Able to follow company policies, procedures and directives.
• Able to interact in a positive and constructive manner.
• Able to fulfill the on-call requirement of the department.
• Able to prioritize and multitask.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements Qualifications/Work Experience:

• Proficient in scrubbing a minimum of 4 specialties required.
• 2 years acute care surgical technician experience and CST surgical scrub technician certification required, OR 10 years acute care surgical technician experience required.
• Computer, internet, order entry and word processing experience preferred.
• Proficient in medical terminology.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a surgical scrub technician program, armed services training program, or equivalent training required.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support Card required.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$33.79/hr. - $49.00/hr. Bonus: $3,000.00 – Sign on bonus available to external hires new to MHS employment, contingent upon satisfaction of employment requirements.

Schedule

Days – 12 hour shifts (0630 - 1900)