Or Tech-Non-Cert - Il-Carbondale - Full Time

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At Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH), we realize that in order to provide our surrounding communities with excellent care, we must begin by providing our employees with that same care and appreciation. We offer rich opportunities to develop and grow professionally, an environment of excellence in patient care, and the awareness that everything we accomplish is a direct outgrowth of the superb efforts and dedication of our employees.

As a non-profit system of almost 4000 employees, we have won national acclaim for our cancer, cardiac, stroke, bariatric, breast imaging, and rehabilitation services.

$19.62/hr minimum - $29.43/hr maximum (range increases based on education, experience and certifications)

Responsible for preparing the operating room and patient for the procedure.

Responsibilities

Safety

• Record Keeping
• Manages processes effectively in regard to employee/patient safety.
• Maintains all required records, reports, statistics, logs, files and other documents as required.

Process Improvement

• Actively participates on system-wide or hospital-based teams as needed.
• Promotes a culture of process improvement by participating in unit/department based programs that supports the system’s process improvement goals.

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Leader: Communicates with surgeons to assess needs on and ongoing fashion
• Aids in the efficient turnover of the operating room for next cases
• Leader: Reviews future schedule (10 days) for needs each day
• Assist Surgeon with gowning and gloving
• Assists in maintaining correct count of instruments, sutures, and sponges
• Opens sterile supplies and sets up for procedures
• Leader: Demonstrates clinical expertise in service line and stays current with knowledge in new technology
• Assists in transportation and positioning of patients
• Decontaminates instruments (point of use cleaning), supplies and equipment according to established policies and procedures; handles and stores instruments, equipment and supplies appropriately
• Leader: Maintains preference cards for surgeons specific to service line
• Leader: Functions as a clinical resource for staff
• Completes skin preparation and draping
• Leader: Assures implants and equipment are available prior to the procedure
• Assists in assembling and dismantling of tables and instruments before and after procedure
• Leader: Works with instrument coordinator, material management, and SPD to maintain instrumentation and supplies
• Assists in identifying, collecting, and caring for specimens.
• Applies dressings and bandages as needed
• Assist surgeon by passing instruments and suture
• Monitors and restocks supplies
• St. Joseph’s Memorial Hospital: Performs CS duties including sterile processing.
• Prepares patient and room for the planned surgical procedures.

Qualifications

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent

Licenses and Certification

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate
• Non-Certified: Graduate of OR technician program, accredited through ARC/STSA or on the job training; military experience as technician or LPN; dental assistant; ophthalmologist technician; medical assistant. All on the job training or military must show evidence of training by training facility, physician in charge or military command officer.
• Certified: Successfully pass the Certified Surgical Technologist exam through NBSTSA or NCCT

Experience And Skills

• Technical Experience: 6 months or specialized training for non-certified or on the job and military training

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