Job Description
Job Description
Inova Health System is seeking a Surgical Technologist for a job in Fairfax, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Surgical Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing
- Shift: flexible
- Employment Type: Staff
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking Surgical Technologist 1 to join our dedicated team. We offer great pay based on experience, Sign-on and relocation incentive eligible for qualified candidates! Plus, don’t forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!
Inova Benefits and Perks:
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- Free Parking to all employees
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
Position Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program. If no surgical technologist experience, then must have graduated within the last year.
- Required Experience: None
- Recent Hospital experience and/or previous practice experience preferred
- Surgical Technologist registration required
- Must be eligible for Surgical Technologist registration via Commonwealth of Virginia at time of hire. Registration must be completed within 6 months of hire.
- BLS via AHA required
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) via NBSTSA or Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) via NCCT
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs and/or provides scrub assistance during procedures that reflect an awareness of anatomy, necessary principles, skills, supplies, and adequate knowledge base.
- Can demonstrate knowledge and practice of basic patient care concepts and surgical case preparation skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to perform the role of the first scrub on all basic surgical cases.
- Assists the circulating nurse in implementing the perioperative plan of care to include patient positioning, confirmation/preparation of the operative site, updating physician preference card, care of operative specimens, and room turnover.
- Identifies factors relative to the patient's age and developmental stage that must be considered during the surgical procedure.
- Assists with pulling cases and checks case carts for completeness, obtain supplies and equipment and determines them to be in good working order before a case begins.
- Prepares the operating room by opening sterile supplies, instruments, and sutures based on the scheduled procedure and surgeon preference card.
- Follows policies for scrubbing, gowning, gloving, setting up the back table, draping, and counting with the circulating nurse.
- Exercises care in the operation and use of instruments/equipment/ and reports/follow the appropriate procedure for broken items.
- Follows OSHA and hospital infection control policies at all times.
- Anticipates the needs of the surgeon, which includes passing instruments, sutures, and other items appropriate to the procedure.
- Establishes and maintains an organized sterile field.
- Adheres to unit specific standards, policies, and procedures for aseptic technique.
- Selects proper sterilization method of instruments/equipment ; sterilizes before procedures, as necessary, and verifies instruments as sterile.
- Takes corrective action when any unsafe practice, conditions, or breaks in aseptic technique occur and report information to the circulating nurse.
Inova Job ID #651048. Posted job title: surgical technologist 1
Job Tags
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