Travel First Assist Technician - $3,290 per week

Company: Roper St. Francis Healthcare - 316 Calhoun Street
Location: Charleston
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Certified surgical assistant, certified surgical technologist and clinical licensures as appropriate.
• Holds current certification by the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist as a first assistant or the National Surgical Assistant Association on the Certification of Surgical Assistants or any entity approved by the National Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).
• Surgical Technologist must also hold a Surgical Technologist certification.
• Current certification American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider Card.
  • Job Details
  • Cardiovascular OR - Serve as first assistant to Vascular Surgeon(s) during surgery.
  • Ensure the availability and functioning of surgical equipment used in surgical procedures.
  • Transport patient to and from operating room, preps patient prior to surgery, serves as first or second assistant to the surgeon during the surgical procedure.
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions and/or irregular working hours.
    • Job Requirements
    • Clinical experience as a surgical assistant preferred.
    • Extensive knowledge of the clinical aspects of surgery, anatomy, and physiology.
    • Skilled in preparing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, and co-workers.
    • Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
    • Knowledgeable in basic patient care and organizational policies and procedures to administer patient care.
    • Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
    • Skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods, and techniques of care to provide on-going patient care.
    • Skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions.
    • Skill in preparing and maintaining records and writing reports.
    • Ability to analyze situations and apply critical thinking.
    • Ability to communicate clearly.
      • Schedule Information
      • Work Demands/Environment: Operating room environment.
      • Frequent and prolonged standing. Frequent walking, bending, crouching, stooping.
      • Frequent lifting/moving patients.
      • Intermittent lifting, moving or carrying up to 50 lbs.
      • Frequent pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
      • Frequent use of finger/hand dexterity.
      • Constant reaching with hands/arms.
      • Frequent talking or hearing.
      • Requires work under stressful conditions, deadlines, or irregular hours.
      • May be required to take call and/or work weekends/holidays based on the needs of the department.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Harvest saphenous vein for performance of CABG at the direction of the primary surgeon and assist with the placement of extracorporeal circulation.
        • Ensure the operating room has all the equipment required for specific procedure and obtains x-rays and medical records for the physician's review.
        • Transport patient to the operating room with the assistance of the circulating nurse or the anesthesiologist.
        • Assure all patient charges are tracked and accounted for properly.
        • Maintain service records and reports for administrative and regulatory purposes and monitor inventory levels and supply usage to ensure efficient and cost-effective utilization of resources.
        • Anticipates/plans for regulatory changes and space needs affecting the service.
        • Identifies need for program expansion and development to improve services to customers (patients, physicians, and community).
          • Additional Details
          • Knowledge/Skills: Extensive knowledge of the clinical aspects of surgery.
          • Ability to establish a safe work environment.
          • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, hospital, medical staff and the public.
          • Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

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