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Trinity Health Surgical Technician - Labor and Delivery in Silver Spring, Maryland
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
12 Hour Night Shift
Description:
Job Title:
Surgical Tech – Labor & Delivery
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Shift:
Nights
Position Highlights:
Competitive salary
Benefits – Medical, Dental & Vision, PTO, Free Parking, Metro Access, Tuition Reimbursement, 403(b)
Quality of Life: Flexible work schedules
Advancement: Career growth opportunities
Location: Holy Cross Health has two hospitals and four healthcare centers all a short driving distance from Washington DC and Baltimore, MD
Description:
Reporting to the Director of Labor & Delivery
Performs patient care duties delegated by the RN related to patients’ personal needs, comfort, and safety. Scrubs for surgical procedures and demonstrates competence while functioning as a member of the surgical team. Prepares and maintains supplies, instruments, and equipment related to surgical intervention.
Responsibilities:
Ensures that all equipment and supplies are available before starting a case. Gathers any missing supplies or equipment before scrubbing.
Assists circulating nurse in preparing the OR for a procedure.
Transports surgical specimens to the lab as needed.
Constantly monitors the location of all sponges and sharps in the sterile field. Performs sponge, sharp, and instrument counts with circulating nurse according to hospital policy.
Maintains strict aseptic technique. Maintains isolation standards.
Other duties as assigned
What you will need:
High school diploma or equivalent
Completion of an approved technologist program or previous technologist experience of at least one year
Current certification as surgical technologist (CST) preferred
Current American Heart Association BLS certification
Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend the English language
Visual accuracy, auditory acuity, ability to coordinate eyes and hands quickly and accurately.
Identify and distinguish color, temperature, texture, and size
Basic computer skills, to include data entry and retrieval
Ability to lift up to 35 pounds, as determined by the nature of the patient care unit. Must be able to push, pull, lift patients and equipment (e.g. beds, stretchers).
Must be able to bend body downward at the waist and be able to kneel.
About us:
Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services.
We were named one of America’s 100 best hospitals for 2022.
Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to Minority/Females/disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) status.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
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