Travel Surgical Tech in Sitka, AK

AlliedTravelCareers is working with Patterns LLC to find a qualified Surg Tech in Sitka, Alaska, 99836!
About The Position
Shifts : Days

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Scrubs in on surgical procedures, under professional nurse supervision, for many different advanced and complex types of surgeries.
• Anticipates the surgeon's preference for certain materials or instruments and be able to respond to these preferences in advance. Updates Nurse as necessary based on continuing assessment of equipment needs and physician preferences; demonstrates sound clinical judgment; adaptable to changing patient needs.
• Sets up sterile table with instruments, equipment, supplies, and medications/solutions needed for surgical procedures.
• Takes apart and reassembles any instrument or piece of equipment that needs cleaning (within the scope of instructed nursing personnel duties) and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization.
• Monitors supplies and instruments to assure sterility of materials used furthering Quality Assurance of patient care.
• Inventories, monitors assigned services supplies and order as needed.
• Develops/implements educational programs and learning aids for the area/department (i.e. in-service classes, special projects, learning aids, patient care standards).
• Provides input regarding the need for change in policies, procedures and patient care standards.

Other Functions

• Participates in assigned committees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• Completion of a technologist training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or any accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and Surgical Technologist Certification (CST) preferred; if not certified, certification must be obtained within six months of hire or in certain instances, on the job training specific experience greater than five years may substitute for certification.
• Current BLS certification or within three months of hire and bi-annually thereafter

Experience Required

• Experience in hospital operation room.

Knowledge of

• Anatomy and physiology with appropriate instrumentation, suturing materials, needles, prosthetic devices and other supplies
• Wound healing and complications
• Normal growth, development and life cycle changes, including physical, behavioral characteristics of individuals for which nursing care is provided.

Skills in

• Sterile technique and processing
• Patient positioning

Ability to

• Handle requests that are made during the surgery.

Required Certifications :

Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association, Surgical Technician Certification - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

Patterns is one of the leading service providers in the business process outsourcing industry.

Patterns was incepted with the pursuit of being the one-stop solutions provider for all the business process outsourcing needs. For more than 10 years, we have been catering to SMEs and corporate companies in the segment of Promotional Products, Printing, Apparels, Embroidery, Commercial Photography, Ecommerce, Automotive and many others.

At Patterns, we offer a wide range of business services, right from creative and technical to administrative. Our array of services includes Vector Artwork, Embroidery Digitizing, Graphics Designing, Digital Image Editing, Virtual Assistance, Data Processing, Website Development, Staffing, and Recruitment.