Surgical Technologist I-2nd shift
Location: Nashville Tennessee
Description: Vanderbilt University is employing Surgical Technologist I-2nd shift right now, this job will be placed in Tennessee. For complete informations about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. Facilitates patient care by assisting physicians/nursing staff before, during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining, a sterile field and providing the instrume! nts and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to established plan for patient care.
Key Functions and Expected Performances:
Under Supervision of RN/MD facilitates patient care, by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures.
According to unit and VUMC standards, uses nursing process to deliver goal focused, age specific, cultural/belief specific individualized safe care for all patients.
Demonstrates accountability as an individual and team member in meeting patient/family needs.
Uses appropriate delegation skills to manage clinical assignment in an organized, efficient manner appropriately using human and other resources.
Participates in identifying cost effective measure for clinical care.
Addresses Problems
Identifies and communicates problems and variances from patient goals and participates in finding solutions.
Utilizes the problem solvi! ng model to independently resolve patient problems and follows! through with HCT to implement solutions
Communicates/collaborates Effectively to Meet Patient and Team Goals
Clearly, efficiently and confidently, communicates significant information about patient/family care and progress toward goals.
Collaborates with peers
Seeks 3rd party involvement, if necessary, in conflict resolution.
Is accountable for maintaining professional development of self and participates in the development of others.
Assumes responsibility for continuous learning.
Actively participates in in-services.
Reads posted communication.
Acquires skills and competencies as required by Operative Services.
Assists in the learning of new staff members.
Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and as a scrub tech.
Demonstrates knowledge of equipment and instrumentation pertaining to case.
Operates special eq! uipment for cases safely; i.e. lasers, microscopes, tourniquets, endoscopes, drills, saws, ESU.
Maintains instruments and equipment integrity.
Continues to expand knowledge and skills required to do cases within and outside their own service.
Performs room turn-over and terminal cleaning.
Utilizes supplies appropriately and in a cost effective manner.
Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the Principles of Asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field.
Uses proper technique when scrubbing, gowning, gloving and setting up of sterile fields.
Recognizes what is sterile and what is unsterile.
Recognizes contamination and takes proper action to correct situation.
Continually monitors the sterile field and team to assure that sterility is maintained.
Performs sharp, sponge and instrument counts according to policy.
Demonstrates proper counting technique for all ! countables.
Demonstrates proper procedures with incorrect coun! ts.
Demonstrates understanding of exceptions to counts.
Verbalize proper positioning techniques
Knows the proper position for cases.
Understands the use of proper positioning aids to protect nerves, bony prominences and maintain circulation.
Basic Qualifications
Job requires Graduate of an accredited discipline specific program and 0 years of experience or the equivalent.
Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Vanderbilt University.
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This job starts available on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:52:52 GMT