Surgical Technician
Company: CHI St Vincent Health
Location: Little Rock
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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 to support the wide variety of surgery services we
offer to the community. We're actively connecting with Surgical
Technicians who are interested in joining our already established
team. - Responsibilities
- 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. 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).
Pay Range
$18.78-$27.93
Keywords: CHI St Vincent Health, Little Rock , Surgical Technician, Professions , Little Rock, Arkansas
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