Surgical Tech

Overview

Founded in 1955 Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge California.

The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services including the Leavey Cancer Center a cardiovascular center stroke center the Center for Assault Treatment Services a pediatric medical center and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley.

As a leading provider of compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems.

We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9000 physicians 62000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit / northridgehospital for more information.

SURGICAL TECH SURGERYNorthridge Hospital Medical CenterThe Surgical Tech will assist in the care and preparation of the surgical patient in accordance with individual needs physician orders hospital policy and standards of patient care.

The Surgical Tech must be able to scrub all cases.

Northridge Hospital provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees well-being and offer benefits that complement work / life balance

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Responsibilities

• Identifies and prepares appropriate instrumentation, supplies and equipment based on identified surgical procedures and respects time out and sponge accounting standards.
• Maintains and monitors aseptic technique.
• Assists the surgical team during operating procedures as appropriate.
• Maintains and cares for equipment and supplies. Documents maintenance and repairs.
• Provides comfort and support for operative patients. Demonstrates sensitivity to patient's care and privacy.
• Demonstrates an understanding of organizational structure and utilizes appropriate channels of communication. Understands and participates actively in time out procedures at the direction of the registered nurse.
• Demonstrates a positive cooperative manner when dealing with all members of the health care team, is directly responsive to the oversight of patient care provided by the registered nurse in conjunction with the surgeon and anesthesiologist.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the approaches to and methods of Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Attendance for all mandatory training met per department guidelines for established deadlines.
• May be required to respond to on-call for department needs, being readily available for urgent and emergent on-call cases per department need and schedule.
• Serves as a preceptor and role model in area(s) of expertise for new Surgical Technicians and / or other department employees and / or students.
• Collaborates with unit management and other licensed staff to identify own career and educational needs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

• Minimum (1) year of operating room experience in an acute care setting required.
• At least one (1) year in an area of specialty required. Must be able to scrub Neuro, Vascular, Spine cases.
• Open Heart procedures preferred
• Successful completion of an accredited / approved Surgical Technician program and / or equivalent combination of education / experience required.
• Current AHA BLS card required.
• Current Fire Safety card required.

This position is represented by SEIU UHW and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health / dental / vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis.

CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.