Columbia River Surgery Center is looking for a per diem surgical technologist. Experience with orthopedics is required.
No Weekends, Nights, Major Holidays, or On-Call Shifts!
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives
- Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
- Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
- Conducts self as a positive role model and team member
- Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties
- Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities
- Communication
- Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers
- Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner
- Displays the ability to comprehend and interpret verbal orders and direction
- Displays skill in oral and written communication techniques
- Financial practices
- Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices
- Reports wasteful practices
- Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements
- Compliance program
- Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted compliance program
- Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures
- Performance-improvement program
- Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program
- Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures
- Safety/risk-management program
- Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities
- Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person
- Professional competence
- Performs specified functions to meet the requirements of each approved procedure
- Assembles supplies and equipment for scheduled procedures according to physicians’ preference cards
- Inspects equipment for proper working condition
- Follows principles of aseptic technique and prescribed operating/procedure room procedures
- Adheres to aseptic technique when opening sterile packages and preparing for the procedure
- Arranges instruments according to given procedure
- Confirms that instruments work properly
- Maintains availability of instruments and supplies to avoid delays
- Reports observed or suspected breaks in sterile technique and takes action according to policy
- Correctly uses, cares for, cleans, and sterilizes instruments, supplies, and equipment as directed
- Handles equipment and instruments correctly to provide appropriate availability and safety
- Assists in maintaining adequate supplies in the operating room for immediate access during procedure
- Assists in storing and stocking supplies as directed
- Maintains and updates instrument cards and surgeons’ preference cards
- Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician'
'Work Location: One location. NOT A REMOTE POSITION
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- orthopedic: 1 year (Preferred)
- Surgical Tech: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- Certified Surgical Technologist (Required)
Work Location: In person