JOB TITLE: SURGICAL TECH - OR (00652)

Location: Shreveport, LA

Schedule: Days - Mon through Friday, 630am to 3pm. Will work 2 weekends and take 5 days of call. Will work all holidays as needed. Weekends and Holidays may be any shift with call to follow the shift.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: Highly competitive Pay and Benefits

Our Values :

"We seek to hire individuals who embody our Core Values, and every decision we make, large or small, is guided by our genuine care for our valued client partners, our amazing caregivers, and for the patients who count on us all. The organizational culture we have created supports our ability to recruit, motivate, and empower our people at all levels to realize their full potential, deliver the best possible patient care, and provide world-class customer service."

Benefits include:

• Above average pay rate
• Loyalty bonuses
• Referral bonuses
• Housing allowance with various options
• Bi-Weekly Payroll Direct Deposit
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Life Insurance
• Mentorship Programs
• Licensure reimbursement
• Relocation reimbursement
• Professional Liability Insurance and Worker's Compensation
• Free Unlimited Online CEUs
• 24/7/365 on-call live support.

Impact Talent Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Job Profile Summary

This position is responsible for ensuring the availability of necessary equipment and supplies for both endoscopy and surgical procedures. Additionally, the individual in this role is expected to exhibit the necessary skills to competently scrub for surgical procedures and assist with endoscopy procedures. Finally, the RN will assign the individual in this role other duties as necessary.

Job Description

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description summarizes the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. The company reserves the right to change the contents at its discretion.

Education

Required - High school diploma or equivalent and graduate from an accepted course in surgical technology.

Work Experience

2 years of experience in a similar medical setting.

Certifications

Required - Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association. Preferred - Certification in surgical technology.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic techniques.

Knowledge of human anatomy, surgery procedures, and implementation of instruments and technologies.

Basic analytical skills.

Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.

Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to individuals at varying levels throughout the patient care process.

Ability to work a flexible schedule (e.g., 24/7, weekend, holiday, and on-call availability).

Job Duties

Performs direct patient care duties.

Organizes activities and supplies based on surgery schedule and daily needs of the department.

Competently cares for and provides services to patients/customers in specific relations to their age and developmental stage with supervision of the staff nurse.

Communicates information pertaining to patient care needs to patients, family members and co-workers.

Maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training and credentials.

Adapts to rapid changes in the department caused by unit census, patient acuity and resource availability.

Performs other related duties as required.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct, patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. There may be an occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

As the current employee works in a healthcare facility, they may face a risk of exposure to dangerous medications or waste materials while performing tasks such as receiving, transporting, storing, preparing, dispensing, administering, cleaning, or disposing of contaminated waste. The level of exposure risk may vary based on the essential duties of the job.