Surgical Tech FT
Company: USPI
Location: Littleton
Posted on: November 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Summary: Anticipates the needs of the surgical team. -
Establishes and maintains sterile field during surgical procedures
in the operating room.
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Job Title: - Scrub Technician
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Reporting Relationship: Reports to the Clinical Director.
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Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following. -
Other duties may be assigned: -
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1. - - - - - - - - - - - - Efficiently and effectively assists
physician with operative procedures
- - - - - - - - - Anticipates surgeon/physician's needs both in
preparing for procedures and during procedure
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responsibilities in all emergency situations.
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2. - - - - - - - - - - - - Ensures sterility of all supplies and
instruments during set up of surgical procedures.
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3. - - - - - - - - - - - - Handles instruments in a manner which
prolongs "life" of instrument.
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4. - - - - - - - - - - - - Assists circulating nurse and surgical
team in maintaining sterile environment.
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5. - - - - - - - - - - - - Assists circulating nurse in gathering
necessary surgical supplies and equipment. - Is responsible for
doing sponge, needle, and instrument count pre-operatively and
intra-operative with the circulating nurse. -
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6. - - - - - - - - - - - - Gowns and gloves surgeons and
assistants.
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7. - - - - - - - - - - - - Assists in keeping physician preference
cards accurate/updated.
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8. - - - - - - - - - - - - Retains all specimens to be sent to
pathology, confirming source/name of specimen with surgeon.
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9. - - - - - - - - - - - - Transports all surgical equipment to
appropriate cleaning areas. - Assists in sterile supply with
cleaning and reprocessing of instrument sets. -
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10. - - - - - - - - - Interacts appropriately and effectively with
all patients/others regardless of age or ethnic background.
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11. - - - - - - - - - Uses Standard Universal Precautions,
appropriate hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safe
practices to ensure personal safety and a safe environment.
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12. - - - - - - - - - Assists with environmental hazard and
infection control surveillance and participates in emergency
preparedness drills.
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13. - - - - - - - - - Follows all equipment and safety guidelines
and is responsible for knowledgeable use and care of equipment.
14. - - - - - - - - - Serves as a resource to other members of the
health care team.
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15. - - - - - - - - - Attends in services, conferences, and
meetings as required.
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16. - - - - - - - - - Communicates effectively and courteously with
visitors, physicians, and their office staffs, patients, and
employees. Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and
confidentiality per policy.
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17. - - - - - - - - - Maintains designated certifications such as
CPR, as offered by the center.
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18. - - - - - - - - - Acts in accordance with the vision, mission,
and business philosophy of the Center.
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19. - - - - - - - - - Complies with Policies and Procedures, and
adheres to safety guidelines to ensure a safe work and patient care
environment.
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Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual
shall be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skills, and/or ability required. - Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
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Job Behavior: Reflective of Mission Statement:
USPI's mission is to provide first-class surgical services for the
local community in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment;
one in which we would be happy to treat our own families.
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Demonstrates ability to work as a team member and to communicate
directly and professionally. Is flexible, reliable, productive,
patient-oriented, and self-motivated. Demonstrates the knowledge
and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the
patients served. - Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of
growth and development over the life span. - He/she is able to
identify and categorize each patient's age-specific grouping of
needs, such as those for an infant, adolescent, adult, or geriatric
patient. - Maintains professional conduct and appearance.
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Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma / GED; completion
of a Scrub Technician Program. - One to two years experience as a
Scrub Tech in multiple specialties or an equivalent combination of
education and experience. -
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Reasoning Ability: Able to apply common sense understanding to
carry out detailed written or oral instructions. - Able to deal
with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized
situations. -
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Other skills and abilities: - General familiarity with medical
terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for
an operating room. - - -
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Physical demands: - The physical demands described here are
representative of those that shall be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. -
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently
required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel
objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb or
balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk, and hear.
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The employee shall regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and
occasionally lift and /or move up to 100 pounds.
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USPI'S EDGE--- (Every Day Giving Excellence)
USPI'S EDGE--- is the key to the differentiation of USPI as a
customer-focused company. - The process of completing EDGE---
requirements establishes processes and measurements that are
collected, assimilated, and shared throughout USPI. - All employees
are involved with EDGE---. - The involvement can range from doing
their jobs to taking on the role of gathering and/or entering data
into the computer. - All employees shall at some time during their
employment be required to participate in the EDGE--- program.
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Responsible for knowing the processes involved assuring the
standards established by HIPAA, and ensuring they are followed
including the practices and records relating to the use and
disclosure of Protected Health Information. -
Work Environment: -The work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. - Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. -
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. - The employee is frequently
exposed to fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, and the risk
of radiation. - The employee occasionally works near moving
mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid
conditions, and the risk of electrical shock. - - -
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Hourly Rate: $28 - $40
-Benefits
USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment
status:
--- - -Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
--- - -Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) -
--- - -401k retirement plan
--- - -Paid holidays -
--- - -Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible
spending accounts
--- - -Employee Assistance Program, Employee discount program
--- - -Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance,
accident and -
critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare,
AD&D, auto & home insurance.
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Required Skills:
QUALIFICATIONS:
-Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an
applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including
pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status
or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable
accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless
doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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