Surgical Tech Full Time Days 8hr Surgery
Posted on: 24 Mar 2021
Palm Springs, CA
Job Description
Description:
GENERAL DUTIES:
Understands the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon. Conveys instruments and supplies to the surgeon as necessary, and is responsible for maintenance of the sterile field. Maintains and follows accepted hospital procedures under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse. Handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment utilized during the surgical procedure.
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* Picks supplies and instrumentation for surgical procedures.
* Participates in maintenance of preference cards.
* Assists RN with room preparation.
* Maintains and promotes a clean environment and uses infection control practices
* Participates in sterilization and disinfection processes
* Assists in cleaning between cases
* Sets up and maintains sterile field
* Selects and sets up appropriate instrumentation for cases and cares for specialty instrumentation
* Maintains accurate count of sponges, sharps, and instruments
* Follows preference cards to select routine supplies, equipment and instruments
* Assists with draping and positioning of patients
* Passes appropriate instruments and supplies to surgeon and assistant
* Handles, labels, and passes medications to surgeon under the supervision of the RN
Qualifications:
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
High School Diploma or GED
Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times).
Completion of a formal OR tech training program
Preferred:
Certified as an Operating Room Technician preferred
One years experience in the operating room preferred
Job: Surgery/Surgical
Primary Location: Palm Springs, California
Facility: Desert Regional Medical Center
Job Type: Full-time
Shift Type: Days
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicants or employees race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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Tenet Healthcare
Dallas, TX
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a multinational investor-owned healthcare services company based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Through its brands, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and partnerships, including United Surgical Partners International (USPI), the company operates a number of facility types. At the end of 2018, Tenet had 115,500 employees and operated 68 hospitals with approximately 17,935 licensed beds, 23 surgical hospitals, and 475 outpatient centers. The company subsequently sold three hospitals in the Chicago area in January 2019, bringing the total hospital count to 65.
Since its founding in 1967, Tenet has expanded significantly. Among other major acquisitions and formations, Tenet founded Conifer Health Solutions in 2008, MedPost Urgent Care in 2014, and in 2013 acquired Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., an investor-owned hospital company whose operations complemented Tenet's existing business. The acquisition created the third-largest investor-owned hospital company in the United States in terms of revenue and the third-largest in number of hospitals owned. In 2015, Tenet acquired USPI, which created the largest operator of outpatient surgery centers in the United States. In 2018, the company ranked 147th in the Fortune 500.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees115,500+
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