OU Health is seeking a Surgical Technician for a job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Surgical Technician
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
Pay is based on years of applicable experience and acuity level of position
Position Title:Surgical Technician - Cardiac OR
Department:Pediatric Heart OR
Job Description:Shift Available: Full Time (four, 10 hour shifts with a rotating off day), on call 1 - 2 days per week and 1-2 weekends per month
The Oklahoma Children's Hospital Cardiac Operating Room is a tight knit, highly specialized unit consisting of 7 Registered Nurses and 2 Scrub Nurses. As the only congenital cardiac surgery provider in the state of Oklahoma, we are a high-volume center with NATIONALLY RANKED outcomes. Dr. Harold Burkhart, along with our expert team, has performed countless operations that have improved the lives of numerous congenital cardiac patients both in Oklahoma and surrounding states. We perform life-saving cardiac surgery for patients as young as only a few hours old, as well as adult congenital cardiac patients. Our unit consists of 2 cardiac operating rooms and state-of-the-art Hybrid Cath Lab. We also have a 25-bed cardiac ICU that can be transformed into satellite, mini-operating rooms. Our cardiac VAD and transplant program was UNOS approved in early 2024 and which has catapulted us into an exciting new realm of care. Work-life balance is a priority for our surgeons and for our nursing team. If you are looking for a family-oriented, dedicated and hard-working team, look no further. 2023 Heart Week Video
General Description:
Under immediate to general supervision, provides technical assistance in the capacity of a surgical (scrub) technician in an operating room, labor and delivery or other facility performing surgical procedures.
Essential Responsibilities:
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Learns to use Physician's preference cards to assist in preparing the operating room for the surgical procedure
- Prepares sterile field by the opening of instruments and supplies utilizing sterile technique
- Performs the surgical scrub prior to the patient entering the room on all procedures
- Assists in preparing operative field by assisting the physician in draping the patient
- Preserves and ensures correct identification of operative specimens for laboratory analysis
- Obtains special equipment such as electrosurgical machines and diagnostic lights and ensures that they are in working order
- Manipulates such instruments to aid in the efficiency of the surgeon and avoid hazard to patient
- Observes progress of surgery and provides additional instruments, supplies or other items as needed
- Recognizes and corrects breaks in sterile technique
- Participates in sponge, needle and instrument counts as directed by the circulating nurse
- Cleans or sterilizes contaminated instruments, equipment and supplies; cleans operating room areas; disposes of soiled linen
- Assists in the training of surgical technicians
- If assigned to the Labor and Delivery unit incumbent may be required to perform a variety of clerical and technical direct patient care activities
General Responsibilities:
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduation from an accredited school/program for Surgical Technicians OR
Experience: 0-1 year of scrub technician experience for the completion of training. Eligible to sit for the national exam by the Association of Surgical Technicians.
License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of basic human anatomy and of basic first-aid methods and practices.
- Skill in maintaining an effective working relationship with others.
- Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served by his or her service.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status; and to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed by the appropriate patient age group (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric).
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About OU Health
OU Health is the state's only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence. With 11,000 employees and more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, OU Health is home to Oklahoma's largest doctor network with a complete range of specialty care. OU Health serves Oklahoma and the region with the state's only freestanding children's hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma's flagship hospital, which serves as the state's only Level 1 trauma center and Edmond Medical Center in the heart of the Edmond Community. Becker's Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. OU Health's oncology program at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center was named Oklahoma's top facility for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 rankings. OU Health also was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in these specialties: Colon Surgery, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. OU Health's mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education and research.
Experts in prevention, treatment and cures, our team works to improve lives through innovation in medical care, education and research, while investing in the people, technologies and facilities that will enable us to achieve our goals. We are seeking individuals who have a passion and talent for caring for others. By joining our team, you will provide quality health care to our community through the work you do every day. We provide clinical and non-clinical opportunities to further your career and we invite you to explore our available positions.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Sick pay
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Employee assistance programs
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