North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Surgical Technologist for a job in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Surgical Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
**Transporting Patients:**
* Transports patients from nursing units to the holding preanesthesia unit ( PAU )
* Assist the circulating nurse to transport patients from PAU to the O.R
**Transports Specimens:**
* Transports specimens to the lab and delivers blood products from the blood bank to the O.R. according to established policies and procedures
**Transports Sterile Supplies/Equipment:**
* Transports sterilized trays, instruments and equipment to assigned OR rooms as needed
* Inspecting sterile package integrity, storage conditions and equipment for possible damage that would decrease its ability to perform needed functions
**Transports Potential Radioactive Supplies:**
* Transports supplies and bio hazard trash to and from the appropriate area designed for radioactive contamination
**Environmental Duties:**
* Assists in cleaning assigned OR rooms during the turn over process
* Mopping floor, and/or wiping down surgical bed, equipment, including trash removal
**Assist OR Team:**
* Assists OR team in preparing for surgical cases
* Opens sterile supplies including disposables and surgical trays pertinent to OR procedure
* Making O.R. bed
* Positioning patient, holding extremities, setting up equipment to increase OR room utilization
**Monitor Traffic:**
* Help limit traffic in and out of O.R. rooms to cut down potential contamination of sterile environment.
**Shave Preps:**
* Performs preoperative shave preps as needed, according to policy and procedure.
**Education:**
* Attends required in-services, annual review and educational programs/training
**Regulatory:**
* Adheres to NMHS/NMMC Policies/Procedures/Guidelines
* Complies with applicable Local/State/Federal policies/procedures/guideline/regulations/laws/statues
**Requirements:**
* High School graduate or equivalent required
* American Heart Association (AHA) CPR certification at HCP Level; required
* Three months of orientation/training depending on experience
* Orientation/training will include aseptic techniques, safety, transporting patients, shave preps, OR process, knowledge of supplies and trays, Surgical procedures, environmental process and standard precautions
* Good written and verbal communication required
* Interaction with a patient population of all ages ranging from neonates to geriatrics, required
North Mississippi Health Services Job ID #2232-000BH6. Posted job title: Turnover Team Technician- Short Stay Surgery, 5:30A-2P, Full Time
About North Mississippi Health Services
At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in connecting you to a career that challenges you, engages your mind and inspires you to be the “you” you always wanted to be. We also believe in celebrating everything that makes you uniquely you – your talents, your perspectives and your passions – and connecting you with others to create a supportive and innovative team that aspires and achieves together. Most of all, we believe in helping you leverage and connect your personal passion with a much greater purpose. We’re committed to helping our team of over 7,000 unique individuals discover what connects you to our mission, vision and ultimate “why” – our patients.
With seven hospitals, more than 60 clinics, four long-term care facilities, state-of-the-art women’s and behavioral health facilities and multiple outpatient care centers, we have a variety of career opportunities waiting for you.