EyeCare Partners · 2 months ago
Certified Surgical Technician - PRN, M-F 6am or 6:30am Start - No weekends or evenings
Norfolk, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expEyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care, with a network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists. They are seeking a Certified Surgical Technician to assist in surgical operations, ensuring the highest standard of patient care and maintaining the daily function of the operating room.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Performs their duties in an ethical and legal manner within the scope of their certification
Ability to scrub all types of cases performed at the company
Ability to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and has equipment, medical gases and supplies readily available for all procedures
Has the ability to adhere to work schedule, be organized, manage time effectively and in a cost effective manner
Participates in continuing education/in-service training as needed, staff meetings, and Q.A.P.I. program
Actively participates in the development of a healthy work environment
Assists in orientation of new staff when needed
Knowledge of central and sterile supply department
Opens all sterile packs according to sterile technique and prepares instruments as needed
Helps prepare operating room by setting up surgical instruments; ensuring equipment works properly, labels sterile solutions
Helps gather supplies and equipment in the room
Maintains record on field of medication used intra-operatively, specimens retrieved, tissue implanted, implants, liquids or chemicals on field
Passes instruments and other sterile supplies to surgical assistants
May hold retractors, cut suture, help count sponges, needles or blades if applicable
Prepares, cares for and dispose specimens taken for laboratory analysis
Ability to operate sterilizer, lights, suction, and other operating room equipment/ diagnostic equipment
Assists in patient transfer to PACU, if needed
Helps clean and restock operating room
Assists with any technical function under supervision of system to carry out a safe operation
Ability to prep, drape and position the patient for surgery
Prepares for case according to surgeon’s preference card
Gathers supplies needed and anticipates needs for case
Needs manual dexterity to handle instruments
Must be emotionally conscientious, orderly, and emotionally stable to handle the OR environment
Qualification
Required
Ability to assist in surgical operations under the supervision of Surgeons, Registered Nurses and Surgical Assistants
Assists in the organization and daily function of the operating room in accordance with established Federal, State and accreditation standards and company policies and procedures
Assists the Nurses and Surgeons in delivering the highest standard of patient care available
Performs their duties in an ethical and legal manner within the scope of their certification
Ability to scrub all types of cases performed at the company
Ability to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and has equipment, medical gases and supplies readily available for all procedures
Has the ability to adhere to work schedule, be organized, manage time effectively and in a cost effective manner
Participates in continuing education/in-service training as needed, staff meetings, and Q.A.P.I. program
Actively participates in the development of a healthy work environment
Assists in orientation of new staff when needed
Knowledge of central and sterile supply department
Opens all sterile packs according to sterile technique and prepares instruments as needed
Helps prepare operating room by setting up surgical instruments; ensuring equipment works properly, labels sterile solutions
Helps gather supplies and equipment in the room
Maintains record on field of medication used intra-operatively, specimens retrieved, tissue implanted, implants, liquids or chemicals on field
Passes instruments and other sterile supplies to surgical assistants
May hold retractors, cut suture, help count sponges, needles or blades if applicable
Prepares, cares for and dispose specimens taken for laboratory analysis
Ability to operate sterilizer, lights, suction, and other operating room equipment/ diagnostic equipment
Assists in patient transfer to PACU, if needed
Helps clean and restock operating room
Assists with any technical function under supervision of system to carry out a safe operation
Ability to prep, drape and position the patient for surgery
Prepares for case according to surgeon's preference card
Gathers supplies needed and anticipates needs for case
Needs manual dexterity to handle instruments
Must be emotionally conscientious, orderly, and emotionally stable to handle the OR environment
Ability prioritize, plan, and implement patient care within the scope of their practice
Ability to handle stress associated with prioritizing multiple tasks
Above average organization skills
Able to effectively work within a team
Complies with HIPAA regulations
Minimum Required: High School diploma or GED
Minimum Required: Two (2) years of hospital main operating room experience preferred
Minimum Required: Certification as a Surgical Technician preferred
Minimum Required: Basic Life Support (BLS) required
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Company
EyeCare Partners
At EyeCare Partners, we are on a mission to reinvent eye care by creating a network of optometry and ophthalmology practices that bring together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mitchel Jones
Division CFO - Optometry
Nicholas Anguish
Division Chief Financial Officer - Ophthalmology
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