Local Contract Surgical Technologist - $28-38 per hour

First Connect Health is seeking a local contract Surgical Technologist for a local contract job in Peoria, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Surgical Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

**Direct Hire**

Will accept new grads!
Salary Range:
Surgical Technologist I: $27.26-38.48/hour

Sign-On Bonus: Up to $15k (prorated based on FTE)
Relo Bonus: not offered at this time

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

1.    The job incumbent is required to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to scrub for cases appropriate to the age of the patients served intra-operatively.  This requires that the incumbent demonstrates knowledge of anatomy and physiology. 
•    Scrubs for procedures according to established aseptic technique guidelines.  Procedures include but are not limited to pediatrics, thoracic, transplant, organ procurement, vascular, interventional radiology, orthopedics, gynecology, robotic, EENT, plastics, dental, urology, oncology, laser, and trauma. 
•    Possesses analytical skills necessary to organize and prepare the operating room prior to surgery.  In doing so, collects all necessary supplies, instruments, implants, hardware, opens and maintains sterile environment, sets up back table and mayo stand, counts all necessary items according to procedure.
•    Assists surgeons intra-operatively with routine and complex surgical procedures including scrubbing, draping, passing instruments, sponges, sutures, and other supplies and equipment to surgeons, holding retractors, first assisting, assisting in clean-up after a case, sterilizing instruments in preparation for a case or contaminated instruments, etc.
•    Anticipates and responds to the surgeons’ needs during the course of the surgery.
•    Receives surgical specimens, preserves specimen accordingly and notifies circulating nurse of the specimen type and source.

2.    Work requires a professional level of knowledge of anatomy and physiology, concepts of disease, aseptic technique, modern surgical principles, techniques, and procedures, at a level that generally can be acquired by completion and graduation from an accredited surgical technology program.

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About First Connect Health

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Sick pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Weekly pay
• Referral bonus