Scrub Technologist First Assist Certified
Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: October 2, 2024
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health St. Mary's
Hospital - St. Louis Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Sign-on
Bonus:-- Up to $10,000 for eligible positions. (paid on the first
paycheck) Department:-- Operating Room-- Schedule Options: Dayshift
full Time / Part Time--(on call shifts required) Salary: Starting
rate $32.45 Benefits : Competitive, affordable health insurance
including but not limited to:
- Getting paid every day!
- Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year
- Adoption assistance
- Various competitive health insurance options & wellness
plans
- Retirement benefits including employer matching plans
- Long & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
--*Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position,
exclusions may apply. #CoreHire Job Summary: Assists surgeons
skillfully during a variety of surgical procedures. Job
Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Uses surgical instruments skillfully in ways consistent with
their design and purpose as directed by the surgeon. Provides
exposure of operative site through use of retractors and other
instruments and through suctioning and sponging.
- Sutures skillfully all varieties of tissue with the appropriate
suture materials and suturing techniques. Handles all variety of
tissue appropriately to reduce potential for injury or compromised
blood supply.
- Anticipates and plans individualized care based on advanced
knowledge of the surgical procedure and anticipates unexpected
patient and surgeon needs.
- Prepares equipment, supply and resource needs based on an
individualized plan of care. Re-evaluates and modifies resource
needs as needed.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to perform all
aspects of a variety of surgical procedures. Implements a plan of
care that incorporates physician prescribed treatments, nursing
assessments and diagnostic data in a manner that is prioritized,
timely, and integrated with the plan of care. Utilizes critical
judgment to analyze patient assessment data to develop an
appropriate plan of care.
- Performs in a variety of surgical specialties as needed.
- Demonstrates competence in delegation, problem solving,
conflict resolution, and team building. Evaluates care given by
team members and gives feedback. Effectively supervises team
members and maintains accountability for standard of care provided.
Acts as a resource to other team members.
- Demonstrates and maintains knowledge and skills necessary to
meet physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, and age
appropriate needs of each patient.
- Organizes and utilizes time efficiently. Demonstrates
appropriate prioritization. Maintains an organized work
environment.
- Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively on a team.
Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with patients,
significant others, multidisciplinary team members and
co-workers.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION
- Associate's degree or Clinical Certification EXPERIENCE
- Three years' 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 First Assistant - American Board of Surgical
Assistants (ABSA)--
- Or--
- Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) - National Board of
Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)-- Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department:
4403000100 Surgery Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 SSM Health is an
equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status
, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click
here to learn more. Benefits SSM Health values our exceptional
employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their
needs.--
- Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week
of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE).--
- Flexible Payment Options: o ur voluntary benefit offered
through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access
to their earned, unpaid base pay--(fees may apply)-- before
payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.--
Keywords: SSM Health, Chesterfield , Scrub Technologist First Assist Certified, Other , Saint Louis, Missouri
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