Surgical Technologist
On-siteChesterfield, Missouri, United States
EXPIREDChesterfield, Missouri, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeLicense Or CertificationSmall
Full TimeLicense Or CertificationSmall
Job Summary
Prepare the operating room with necessary supplies, instruments, and x-rays; gather and handle instruments during procedures. Implement technical components of patient care under RN supervision while collaborating on prioritized plans of care. Re-evaluate resource needs, communicate accurate patient information to the nurse, and maintain aseptic technique when handling supplies and equipment. Operate surgical equipment, document quality controls, and serve as a resource to team members. Perform other duties as assigned while maintaining an organized environment and constant alertness.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience or Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
- Either prior operating room experience or graduation from an approved surgical technician program or graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
- State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Constant use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors
- Constant use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Constant lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
- Constant standing and walking
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
- Frequent lifting/moving patients
- Frequent bending, stooping, reaching and gripping
- Frequent use of clear vision at 20 inches or less
- Frequent use of speech to share information through oral communication
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing over 50 lbs
- Occasional use of clear vision at 20 feet or more
- Occasional use of sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements
- Occasional keyboard use/data entry
- Rare kneeling
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