Surgical Tech II - Labor & Delivery - Full Time - 12/hour, Nights Details

Surgical Tech II - Labor & Delivery - Full Time - 12/hour, Nights

CEDARS-SINAI - Los Angeles, CA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Make a difference every single day!

At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – perfection and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have phenomenal resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

What will you be doing in this role?

Under the direction of a licensed care giver, the Surgical Technologist II assist in surgical operations. You will be assigned technical duties, prepares operating rooms, arranges equipment, assists with procedures and shares the responsibility to ensure smooth team work through application of knowledge and effective communication with registered nurses, patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, ancillary personnel, and other health care team members.

You will deliver care consistent with CSMC and accrediting bodies' standards. You will maintain competency skills including the ability to provide care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds. You will identify the ability of the adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients to follow directions/instructions and give consent.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs first scrub role in a majority of surgical procedures.
• Performs the preceptor role for surgical technology students and new hires. Assists co-workers in the orientation of department processes
• Prepares operating rooms for surgery and assist with turning over the operating room
• Arranges instruments according to the given procure. Confirms that instruments work property and are sterilized. Maintains the availability of instruments and supplies to avoid delays.
• Assists surgery during surgery by passing instruments and other sterile supplies. Assists with skin stapling and steps on ESU pedals
• Controls and maintains perioperative environments (i.e., asepsis, electrical safety, waste management, and traffic patterns). Establishes and maintains a sterile field. Maintains a safe, clean, and organized environment. Reduces the risk of health care-acquired infection by complying with current CDC hand washing guidelines and CSMC isolation policy.

• Minimum two years of main operating room experience; L&D preferred.
• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Graduate of an accredited school of Surgical Technicians and ability to verify on the job training of participating institution required.
• Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification required.
• Certified as a Surgical Technologist desirable.