Surgical Technician

Company: CHI St. Vincent Health
Location: Sherwood
Posted on: October 12, 2021

Job Description:

Overview

**This position is eligible for up to a $5,000 sign on bonus!**

CHI St. Vincent, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health.  CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

CHI St. Vincent 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.

 We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft 
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Program

It takes a skilled team of surgical technologists tol support the wide variety of surgery services we offer to the community of Sherwood. We’re actively connecting with Surgical Technicians who are interested in joining our already established team. 

Expectations: 

• Checks case cart and gathers instrument and supply needs prior to surgical procedure.
• Assists in hemostasis as directed by sponging, clamping, ligating, removing clamps, cutting sutures, using the electrocoagulation unit and suctioning.
• Assist in the reduction of fractures by stabilizing and keeping the bone in alignment during the application of screws, pins, intramedullary rods, implants and/or while the bone is being drilled.
• Performs ongoing procedural assessment during procedures/therapies
• Observes patient responses toward procedure and inform appropriate personnel for any untoward reactions.
• Complies to all infection control policies and procedures identified in the departmental manual including but not limited to: Universal Precautions, Transmission-based Precautions, TB control in the O.R., Departmental Dress Code, Controlling Traffic, Maintaining positive pressure in the O.R., Maintaining acceptable room temperatures, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved surgical technology program
• • OR graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing with attendance of the core curriculum for perioperative nursing or equivalent training, and licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas 
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Must be able to rotate taking surgical call (weeknights / weekends).

related skills: surgical, neuro, cutting, sponging, operating room, BLS, vital signs, patient care, surgery, acute care, scrub, hospital, med technologist, sanitized, surgeons, physicians, instruments, first assist, certified.

Keywords: CHI St. Vincent Health, Little Rock , Surgical Technician, Other , Sherwood, Arkansas