Surgical Preparation Technician (Apply in minutes)
Christus Health San Marcos (TX) Full-time
Description**
_**Summary:**_
Performs a variety of technical duties to assist in preparing and caring forpre-operative patients. Prepares patient skin for surgery in accordance with
hospital standards. Maintains aseptic techniques; actively monitors situations
that could lead to breaches in aseptic technique. Provides comfort and support
for pre-operative patients by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and
privacy. Transports patients to and from the Operating Room suite. Positions
patients according to the type of surgery. Identifies and cares for biological
specimens. Prepares the Operating Room by setting up tables, instruments, and
supplies according to type of case.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos, which originated in 1923 as HaysCounty Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital, opened at its current
Wonder World Drive location in 1983. Our staff of more than 700 Associates
works with more than 300 active and consulting physicians to provide quality
services to patients and their families. For more than 20 consecutive years, we have been named The Best Hospital in Hays County in the annual “Best of
Hays” publication released by the San Marcos Daily Record. In addition to
interventional cardiac services, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos is
a Certified Chest Pain Center and an accredited Primary Stroke Center. We lead
the region in da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of
specialty care services including medical imaging, rehabilitation, hospice, women’s services and more.
_**Responsibilities:**_- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
- Under the direction of a professional nurse, performs all processes that
prior to and during any surgical procedure.
- Ability to proficiently scrub 3 specialty areas including but not limited
is highly preferred.
- Establishes and maintains the sterile field, passes instruments, and sutures
- Use the physician preference card as a beginning point when pulling cases
- Ensures that preference cards are kept up to date and as complete as
- Works effectively as a member of the team caring for the patient.
- Cooperates in team planning and execution.
- Maintains a safe environment by always implementing technical and aseptic
- Demonstrates clinical expertise in the use and care of all surgical
- Adheres to Universal Barrier Precautions for both patient and own safety in
- Demonstrates competency to monitor and control the surgical environment.
policies and procedures.
- Familiar with facility policy and procedure regarding decontamination,
processed within the facility.
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in
patients served by the department.
- Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment andor care
specific, and other developmental needs of each patient served.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
_**Requirements:**_
**A. EducationSkills**- High School Diploma or equivalent is required
- Completion of the Surgical Technology program or an accredited LVNLPN program is required
- 2 or more years of experience preferred
- BLS required
- Certification of Surgical Technologist from The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting within 180 days of graduation or LVNLPN License required
**_Work Schedule:_**
Varies
**_Work Type:_
Full Time
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