Travel Surgical Technologist - $1,920 per week
Company: Hackensack Meridian Health - 65 James Street
Location: Edison
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
- Job Details
- The Surgical Tech I is responsible for cleaning and handling
instruments following standard policies while maintaining updated
records.
- Follows policy in standardization of set-ups and utilization of
surgeon preference and assumes responsibility for the care and
proper handling of instruments by neatly organizing all
instrumentation before returning to decontamination room and
returning all clean supplies to designated areas.
- Maintains count of sponges, needles, instruments and
administrates and labels medications all accordingly to established
policy.
- Handles specimens according to O.R. Policy and Procedures.
- Controls contamination and provides for decontamination,
disinfection, sterilization and sanitation of instruments and
equipment.
- Removes used equipment and properly disposes of contaminated
needles and syringes at end of procedures.
- Participates in team conference to plan care and evaluates
effectiveness of patient care and assists circulator in revising
plan of care.
- Maintains ST skills proficiency checklist up to date by
checking off equipment and cases, circulating or scrub when rotated
through specialty areas.
- Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 400
lbs. and stands a minimum of length of shift.
- Identifies the needs of the patient population served and
modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e.,
age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
This process includes communicating with the patient, parent,
and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age,
educational, literacy, etc.).
- Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's
Organizational Competencies.
- Job Requirements
- Required Skills & Experience: -N/A
- Preferred Skills & Experience: -N/A
Keywords: Hackensack Meridian Health - 65 James Street, Scranton , Travel Surgical Technologist - $1,920 per week, Healthcare , Edison, Pennsylvania
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