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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters-every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care

environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and

families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work

closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care

experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a

collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department: Surgery

Schedule: Full-time day shifts with on-call requirements.

Sign-On Bonus: Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility

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Job Summary:

Promotes the safety of patient as a member of the surgical team. Is responsible for assisting with operative procedures and patient care according to department policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Assists department leader with the delegation of assignments, scheduling and staff training. Provides feedback during performance review process. Ensures surgery preference cards are completed accurately.

+ Anticipates and plans routine care for the patient based on basic knowledge of surgical cases and anticipates some unexpected patient and surgeon needs.

+ Assists surgical cases by running the table and assisting the surgeon on all routine and basic surgery cases utilizing the principles of surgical asepsis, infection control, universal precautions and life safety.

+ Maintains an orderly and organized work environment and takes responsibility for the maintenance and care of all equipment.

+ Demonstrates prioritization skills, implements basic problem solving skills and performs in a coordinated manner when delivering care in high stress environments.

+ Demonstrates the operation and function of instrumentation and equipment for routine cases performed in surgery.

+ Maintains instrument sets, demonstrating understanding of appropriate sterilization methods and shares knowledge with less experienced staff on cases, equipment and instrumentation.

+ Provides orientation, education and training to team members as required.

+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

+ Graduate of a technical program for operating room technicians

EXPERIENCE

+ One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Constant use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.

+ Constant use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

+ Constant lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

+ Constant standing and walking.

+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

+ Frequent lifting/moving patients.

+ Frequent bending, stooping, reaching and gripping.

+ Frequent use of clear vision at 20 inches or less.

+ Frequent use of speech to share information through oral communication.

+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing over 50 lbs.

+ Occasional use of clear vision at 20 feet or more.

+ Occasional use of sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

+ Occasional keyboard use/data entry.

+ Rare kneeling.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

+ And

+ Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)

+ Or

+ Tech in Surgery - Certified - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

+ Or

+ National Registered Surgical Technician (NRST) - American Allied Health Association (AAH)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

4403000100 Surgery

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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