Certified Surgical Tech with experience PRN Childbirth Center

Job Summary :

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST). CSFAs should meet national standards and be credentialed by the appropriate local authority and organization and are not authorized to operate independently.

Job Description

• Job Description

  Essential Responsibilities

  Fiscal

  • Assist anesthesia, surgeons, and associates with procedural related tasks
  • Monitor instrument/equipment for processing following manufacture/AMMI/AORN/AST standards or practice and guidelines.
  • Carry out established procedures: cleaning, decontaminating and sterilization.
  • Provide assistance in the order of priority and re-prioritizes as designated by the director or designee.
  • Alter own time schedule to adjust to changes in activity level of the department.
  • Judicious use of supplies.

  ​ Quality

  • Assist RN to obtain non-routine supplies for individualized care of clients without compromise of quality or loss of client care time.
  • Support client care by readily responding to and reporting on-going intermittent and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care.
  • Facilitate planning and adjusting provisions of patient care per request of anesthesia, surgeons and OR associates.
  • Consult and collaborates appropriately to revise preference cards, instrument sets and supply pull sheets as technological advances influence changes in delegated aspects of care.
  • Accept and delegate tasks appropriately and promote teamwork.

  Patient Satisfaction

  • Collaborate with other health care providers regarding the plan of intraoperative cares, including instrument/supply set up prior to case.
  • Respond quickly and is able to work under stress related to multiple requests for supplies/instruments.
  • Maintain professional environment and keep noise to a minimum at all times
  • Exemplify excellent guest relations to patients, visitors, and physicians and co-workers.
  • Collaborate as a member of the operative team to enhance patient flow with changes to daily procedure schedules.

  Patient Safety

  • Cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization of all instruments, metal goods, and equipment used for patient care.
  • Plan and prepare for surgical intervention based on individualized needs of each patient and respond to on-going, intermittent, and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care.
  • Adhere to HIPAA and follow social media policy and adhere to standards of practice for instrument an