Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner
which reflects Kaiser Permanente's mission, vision, and values while supporting the Labor Management
Partnership (LMP) principles and practice. Participates in creating a high-performance culture based on a
joint decision making process in accordance with the 'Labor Management Partnership Vision Reaffirmation
and Understandings Booklet'. Provides support and assistance to the patient and Health Care team to
promote population-based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, and self-care. Demonstrates strong
interpersonal and communication skills with a caring, courteous, flexible, supportive, respectful, open minded,
appreciative attitude that is committed to a team environment. The Surgical Technologist performs in the
scrub role during surgical procedures and coordinates other activities.
Essential Functions:
- Complies with shift, unit and organizational policies and procedures including reliability and attendance standards. Monitors and takes corrective action to prevent recurring absences. Returns promptly from breaks and schedules them to provide adequate coverage. Restricts personal business to non-patient care areas during break times.
- Complies with Kaiser's Time Keeping Policy to accurately reflect productive time worked.
- Takes responsibility to keep informed of organizational policies and current information as provided by employer through multiple avenues.
- Complies with contractual responsibilities related to work schedule.
- Participates in unit Quality Assurance Programs.
- Maintains current knowledge and skill base with personal commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Utilizes professional communication techniques.
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient and organizational records. (HIPAA Standards).
- Promotes collaboration and professional interaction with the health care team.
- Promotes professional conduct, knows and complies with department Standards of Behavior. (group norms)
- Promotes and utilizes professional communication techniques.
- Attends inservices related to job description as appropriate. Demonstrates awareness of new concepts and skills.
- Attends and constructively participates in staff meetings. Demonstrates awareness of new information posted in the communication notebook.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year scrubbing experience and/or finished practicum in an inpatient or ambulatory O.R. setting involving scrubbing experience - Knowledge of sterile technique; operating room procedures and equipment; dexterity with hands; effective relationships with people; ability to exercise good judgment and discipline
- Able to follow instruction
- Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology. One to two years scrubbing experience and/or finished practicum in an inpatient or ambulatory O.R. setting involving scrubbing experience and able to scrub all surgical procedures
- Knowledge of sterile core area
- BLS certification
Preferred Qualifications:
- Three to five years scrubbing experience in all surgical procedures in inpatient or ambulatory O.R. setting - CST preferred
Salary Range:
$22.91 - $27.18
In anticipation of opening our new hospital, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to start our recruitment process this fall and winter.
This job posting is representative of one of the types of positions we will be hiring for in the near future. If you are interested, please submit your resume and we will follow up with you on our hiring timelines and application process.
Possible Positions Represented:
On-Call Day
On-Call Night
24 hr Day
24 hr Night
36 hr Day
36 hr Night
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.