What are the responsibilities and job description for the SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, OPERATING ROOM, FULL TIME VARIABLE SHIFTS position at Carson Tahoe?
Description
US : NV : Carson City Sierra Operating Room
Full Time Variable Shift
About Carson Tahoe Health
CTH is a not-for-profit healthcare system with 240 licensed acute care beds, fully accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ). CTH was voted 5th most beautiful hospital in the nation nestled among the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in North Carson City and only a short drive away from world-famous Lake Tahoe & Reno. We serve a population of over 250,000 and feature two hospitals, two urgent cares, an emergent care center, outpatient services and a provider network with 19 regional locations.
Summary
As a part of a surgery team, under the supervision of a Charge RN or Nurse Manager, assists in providing optimal preparation and care of the surgical patient in accordance with patient needs, physician order, CTRH policy and standards of patient care.
Qualifications
Required :
- Completion of accredited surgical technologist training program OR three (3) year of surgical technician experience, including successful completion of introductory requirements and competencies.
- Surgical Technician certification is required and maintained, if eligible to certify. If on the job trained must have worked continuously as a scrub tech since prior to 1 / 1 / 2018. If certification has lapsed, applicant has 180 days to recertify. If hired after 01 / 01 / 2018 and not certified, must successfully complete not less than 15 hours annually continuing education for surgical technologist.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers
Note : A health care facility may employ a person who does not possess the qualifications prescribed by subsection 1 to engage in the practice of surgical technology at the health care facility if, after conducting a thorough and diligent search, the health care facility is unable to employ a sufficient number of surgical technologists who possess such qualifications. A health care facility may continue to employ such a person after the health care facility determines it is able to employ a sufficient number of surgical technologists who possess such qualifications. (NRS 449.24185)
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