Surg Tech - Ambulatory Surgery Center (Premium Pay) TempForce

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Organization:

TempForce Nursing Collab

Job Summary:

VUMC TempForce has an opportunity for a Surgical Technician at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Belle Meade location. This is a 13-week assignment (renewable up to 1 year) with a pay rate of $65. Temp Surg Techs facilitate patient care by assisting physicians/nursing staff before, during, and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining, a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to established plan for patient care with occasional guidance. Can perform competently most of the cases in a given service/shift.

• Belle Meade is a 7-room OR that performs Orthopedic, urology, and GYN cases.

Ambulatory Surgery Center has 3 locations: FEL, Belle Meade, and Vanderbilt Surgery Center Franklin. Belle Meade and Franklin locations offer free parking.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Facilitates patient care, by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures.
• Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and as a scrub tech.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the Principles of Asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field.
• Performs sharp, sponge and instrument counts according to policy.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Length of Assignment: 

• 13 Weeks - Renewable up to 1 year

Shifts:

•  6:30 am - 5 pm 4-10 hour shifts. No weekends or holidays. 

Preferred Experience:

• 2 Years or More

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Operating Room Care (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with operating room care.
• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with environmental sterility and safety.
• Inventory Management (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with Inventory Management. Understands Inventory Management concepts and principles. Familiar with Inventory Management tools, processes, procedures and policies.
• Surgical Technology (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with surgical technology.
• Equipment Maintenance (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience conducting maintenance activities in area of assignments.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance.
• Procedures Knowledge (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with procedures knowledge.

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