In anticipation of opening our new hospital, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to start our recruitment process this 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
20 hr Day
30 hr Day
40 hr Day
20 hr Evening
40 hr Evening
Participates w/ the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner which reflects KP's mission, vision, & values while supporting the LMP principles & practice. Participates in creating a high-performance culture based on a joint decision making process in accordance w/ the 'Labor Management Partnership Vision Reaffirmation & Understandings Booklet'. Provides support & assistance to the patient & Health Care team to promote population-based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, & self-care. Demonstrates strong interpersonal & communication skills w/ 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 & coordinates other activities.
Essential Functions:
- Complies w/ shift, unit & organizational policies & procedures including reliability & attendance standards
- Monitors & takes corrective action to prevent recurring absences
- Returns promptly from breaks & schedules them to provide adequate coverage
- Restricts personal business to non-patient care areas during break times
- Complies w/ Kaiser's Time Keeping Policy to accurately reflect productive time worked
- Takes responsibility to keep informed of organizational policies & current information as provided by employer through multiple avenues
- Complies w/ contractual responsibilities related to work schedule
- Participates in unit Quality Assurance Programs
- Maintains current knowledge & skill base w/ personal commitment to continuous learning & professional development
- Utilizes professional communication techniques
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient & organizational records(HIPAA Standards)
- Promotes collaboration & professional interaction w/ the health care team
- Promotes professional conduct, knows & complies w/ department Standards of Behavior(group norms)
- Promotes & utilizes professional communication techniques
- Attends inservices related to job description as appropriate
- Demonstrates awareness of new concepts & skills
- Attends & constructively participates in staff meetings
- Demonstrates awareness of new information posted in the communication notebook
- Communicates information so that continuity of care is maintained
- Communicates w/ patient, family & other staff in a professional & courteous manner
- Obtains & demonstrates the skills & knowledge needed to provide appropriate population based & culturally sensitive care to patients & families through education, training & experience
- Participates in accurate pre-operative briefing & time out & debriefing
- Provides continuous reassessment through the intra operative period
- Prepares rooms & assists as needed for procedures
- Assist RN as directed
- Perform administrative duties as needed
- Utilizes knowledge of type of procedure to plan for appropriate set up
- Obtains & demonstrates the skills & knowledge needed to provide age appropriate care to patients through education, training & experience
- Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the intra- operative patient
- Applies principles of aseptic technique
- Evaluates sterile packs & supplies
- Provides a well organized sterile area
- Is aware of procedure's progression & anticipates the needs of the team, observing sterile technique at all times
- Performs all necessary procedures correctly to ensure patient safety intra operatively
- Applies & assists w/ the principles of correct body alignment in positioning & transferring patients
- This Job Description is not all encompassing
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- One (1) to two (2) years of scrubbing experience and/or graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology with a finished practicum in an inpatient or ambulatory OR setting involving scrubbing experience
- One (1) to two (2) years of scrubbing experience and/or finished practicum in an inpatient or ambulatory OR setting involving scrubbing experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
- 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
- Knowledge of sterile core area
Preferred Qualifications:
- Three (3) to five (5) years of scrubbing experience in all surgical procedures in inpatient or ambulatory OR setting preferred.
- CST preferred
Salary Range:
$22.91 - $27.18
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.