Job Information
Beth Israel Lahey Health Surgical Tech, Labor & Delivery, 12 hours, days in Winchester, Massachusetts
Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Part time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Contributes to the Hospital’s mission to care, to heal, and to excel in service to our community by being an integral part of the surgical services team assisting with patient care and responding to planned and unplanned surgical events. This non-licensed clinical staff position has an impact on reducing patient harm by preparing and maintaining sterile fields and equipment and on physician satisfaction and the overall effectiveness of the surgical services team by anticipating their needs.
Job Description:
Surgical Tech - 12 hours, day shift, covers every third weekend
Retrieves and review case cart to ensure all physician requested supplies, instruments and equipment are available and sterile for use in case.
Opens sterile supplies according to aseptic technique in preparation for the surgical procedure.
Scrubs for cases according to established sterile procedures. Changes into operative clothing; wears sterile gown and gloves, and assists surgeons with same.
Prepares and maintains a surgical field.
Assembles equipment and instrumentation based on the surgical procedure.
Assists in surgical procedure, anticipating, planning for and responding to the needs of the patient, surgeon and other team members.
Adapts based on the surgical team’s needs, while maintaining safe procedures and best practices.
Efficiently disassembles sterile field and instrumentation in preparation for decontamination.
Performs complete and accurate counting procedures to promote optimal patient outcomes and reduce patient harm.
Moving patients and transferring patients to and from stretchers and beds.
Assist the surgical team by positioning the patient and retracting tissue and other bodily parts, as directed.
Appropriately follows the chain of command and adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
Communicates effectively with the healthcare team utilizing established handoff and procedures. Gives and accepts respectful feedback to enhance teamwork.
Functions effectively in patient crisis situations and utilizes emergency resources.
Assists in the stabilization and/or preparation of patient for transport to appropriate level of care.
Minimizes preventable harm events and consistently executes the infection control protocols. Incorporates the Culture of Safety tools in daily practice, adhering to quality and safety guidelines and communicating near-miss or potential risks.
Education/Experience:
Required: Graduate of an accredited or US Armed Forces Surgical Technologists school and/or program or employed as a Surgical Technologist at a surgical facility on or before July 1, 2013.
Preferred: At least one year operating room scrub experience
Required:
Basic computer skills
For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team
Required: Must obtain Surgical Technician Certification within 12 months of graduation date.
Preferred: Current Surgical Technician Certification upon hire
Note: Surgical Technologists that were employed as Surgical Technologists in a surgical facility prior to July 1, 2013 are exempted from the certification requirement, as allowed by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
REQUIRED: Basic Life Support
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.
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