Job description

Certified Surgical Tech First Assist - PRN

AdventHealth – 701 W Plymouth Ave, DeLand, FL 32720

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

- Benefits & Paid Days Off from Day One

- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

- Career Growth and Advancement Potential

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Shift: FT Days – PRN

The role you’ll contribute: The surgical technologist first assistant actively participates in the on-going management of supply inventories, surgical equipment, operating room suite readiness and direct clinical and technical assistance to the surgeon while performing operative and invasive procedures. This position requires an expanded knowledge of surgical instrumentation, surgical techniques, human anatomy, surgical retracting and wound closure. Assembly of complex mechanical devices, strong anticipatory skills, hand/eye dexterity and sequential planning are required. This position requires staying abreast of new products, procedure research and physician techniques. The surgical technologist first assistant is assigned the role of first assistant or surgical scrub technologist depending on departmental demands and supports Surgical and Endoscopy services. All activities of the surgical technologist first assistant are under the direct supervision of the perioperative registered nurse or operating surgeon/gastroenterologist. Accepts call as assigned.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

· Ensures that all required supplies, instruments and equipment is available for all assigned procedures

· Participates in room set up, pre-procedure preparations, intra-operative positioning, prepping and draping, and room turn over independently or as directed

· Demonstrates knowledge of sterilization techniques for all equipment utilized on assigned procedures

· Demonstrates skills such as tissue handling, providing exposure in the operative field, use of instrumentation, suturing, and provision of hemostasis in an anticipatory manner

· Prioritizes work responsibilities appropriately. Proactively assists others with minimal supervision including non-patient care activities (maintaining procedures supplies, sterilization of instruments and environment of care.)

· Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills, maintains patient confidentiality and interacts with all internal and external customers in a professional and courteous manner

· Adheres to all hospital and departmental safety initiatives

· Promotes a safe environment and reports unsafe environmental and quality concerns to their immediate supervisor

· Performs job duties with consistent levels of accuracy and completeness within acceptable time frames

· Meets departmental expectations as it relates to quality and quantity of work

· Performs any related duties as assigned

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

· High school graduate or equivalent

· Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program or military trained surgical technologist with 5 years minimum experience

· Demonstration of completion of surgical tech first assist program

· Requires ability to stand for long periods of time

· Manual dexterity, lifting, pulling, pushing of equipment, heavy instrument sets and patients required

· Assembly of complex mechanical devices, knowledge of a broad spectrum of surgical instrumentation required

· Enhanced knowledge of a wide breath of surgical procedures, human anatomy and surgical techniques required

· Experience with wound closure techniques required

· The ability to work under stressful circumstances

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $35.74 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Surgery

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Deland, FL 32720: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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