Certified Surgical Tech/Certified First Assistant

4 weeks ago

Edinburg, United States DHR Health Full time

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg -

Summary:

This position provides aid under the directive of a surgeon in exposure, hemostasis, and other intraoperative technical functions that assist the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. May provide local infiltration or the topical application of a local anesthetic at the operation site. Participates in volume replacement or auto transfusion techniques as appropriate. Will assist with OR suite clean up and turn around. May harvest saphenous vein and/or radial artery open or endoscopically in open heart procedures with proper training. May perform other duties or procedures incident to the surgical procedure deemed necessary and directed by the surgeon or anesthesiologist.

Responsibilities:

  • Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practice
  • Determines specific equipment needed per surgical procedure.
  • Reviewing permit to confirm procedure and special needs and participatingin "time out."
  • Appropriately select and place diagnostic tests for reference.
  • Assists in moving and positioning the patient.
  • Inserts and removes of foley urinary catheter.
  • Appropriately places the pneumatic tourniquet.
  • Confirms the procedure with the surgeon.
  • Appropriately drapes the patient within the surgeon's guidelines.
  • Provides retraction of tissues and organs for optimal visualization with regard totissue type and appropriate retraction instrument and/or technique.
  • Assists in maintaining hemostasis by direct pressure, using and applying of appropriate surgical instrument for the task, placement of ties, placement of ligatures, applying chemical hemostatic agents, or other measures as directed by the surgeon.
  • Ability to utilize unipolar and bipolar electrocautery.
  • Harvests saphenous vein, including skin incision, per surgeon's directive.
  • Maintains the integrity of sterile field.
  • Closes wound layers, (subcutaneous and skin) as per surgeon's directive.
  • Inserts drainage tubes per surgeon's directive.
  • Selects and applies wound pressure.
  • Assist in resuscitation of patient during cardiac arrest or other life threatening events in the operating room.
  • Insertion of femoral arterial line under surgeon's directive.
  • Performing any other duties or procedures incident to the surgical proceduredeemed necessary and directed by the surgeon.
  • Performs other duties as assigned
Other information:

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills required.
  • Ability to read, write and speak English
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
  • Prefer hospital experience
  • Current BLS certification
  • NRP certification within six (6) months of hire for Women's Hospital employees
  • Must be flexible with work scheduling
JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
  • Six (6) months - One (1) year continuous experience as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), Certified First Assistant (CFA) or Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA).
  • Must have proficient organizational skills and computer skills
  • Must have excellent customer service skills.
  • High degree of competency/experience in general.
  • Requires good communication and organizational skills.
  • Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES:

(Chain-of-command)

1. Registered Nurse → 2. Charge Nurse → 3. Supervisor

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.

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