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Surgical Tech III - Surgery - Part Time 12 Hour Evenings (Non-Exempt) (Union) (Open)
Los Angeles, CA - Health Sciences Campus · Mid · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$38k-$65kDetected 1 day ago
AccessibilityProcess ImprovementHRISClinical TrialsResearchCommunicationCritical Thinking
About the role
- The Surgical Tech III is generally assigned the more difficult surgical/operative procedures and exercises high-level critical thinking and independent judgement.
- Adheres to all safety standards and policies (such as surgical, specimen collection, sterile processing, Title 22, JCAHO) as they relate while performing all responsibilities.
- Applies principles of aseptic technique and initiates prompt corrective action when breaks in aseptic technique occur.
Responsibilities
- Maintains ongoing communication with the circulating nurse and other members of the surgical team regarding changes in patient status or the progress of surgery.
- Performs scrub role (such as anticipating surgical team's needs, passing of instruments, cutting sutures, etc.) according to standards.
- Prepares, cleans, and maintains instruments, equipment, and all surgical related items in accordance to established guidelines.
- Performs the preceptor role in the training of students.
- Recommends, implements, and participates process improvement projects on an ongoing basis.
- May mentor and/or lead other surgical technicians
- Performs all duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Req Specialized/technical training Completion of a CAAHEP accredited Surgical Technician Program is required
- Req 3 years Three years Surgical Technician experience in an acute care setting with expertise in at least three Surgical Specialties, of which one must be Cardiac and/or Liver Transplant.
- Req Experience must have included surgical services process improvement project planning, implementing, or participation.
- Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
- Req High School or equivalent
- Req Active practice as a Surgical Technician within the six (6) months prior to application
- Req Surgical Technologist - CST Valid Surgical Tech certification (CST) from accreditation organizations CAAHEP or ABHES
- Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
- Keck Hospital of USC
- Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital's world-renowned
- physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center,
- hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere.
- Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly
- specialized care, up-to-the-minute research, and innovative clinical trials.
Skills
- May assist in performing circulating skills and task.
Compensation
- Read USC's Clery Act Annual Security Report
Benefits
- Employment Equity
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