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100 LCMC Health

Certified Surgical Technologist

100 LCMC Health, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70123


Certified Surgical TechnologistApply to locations: University Medical Center

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago

Job requisition id: JR0016074

Your job is more than a job. As a trusted member of the operating room team, your top priority as a Surgical Technologist is a safe surgery for every patient. You’re the watchdog in the OR protecting patients from harm by maintaining a sterile environment. It’s all about preparation and anticipation, ensuring the instrumentation and equipment is there when the surgeon needs it.

As a Surgical Tech, you thrive on responsibility, focus on the little things, and organize like nobody’s business. But you're also human - so you ask for help quickly and offer help proactively. That’s what we love about you.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, your empathy, compassion, personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this crucial surgical team role.

Your Everyday

Assist the circulating nurse with patient positioning, confirmation/preparation of operative site, care of operative specimens and room turnover.

Establish and maintain an organized sterile field.

Provide scrub assistance during procedures which reflect awareness of anatomy, necessary principles, skills, supplies, and adequate knowledge base.

Demonstrate the application of the principles of asepsis and select proper sterilization method of instruments/equipment prior to procedures and verify sterile instruments taking corrective action when any unsafe practice, conditions or breaks in aseptic technique occur and report information to the circulating nurse.

Prepare the operating room by opening sterile supplies, instruments, and sutures based on scheduled procedure and surgeon preference card.

Follow policies for scrubbing, gowning, gloving, setting up back table, draping and counting with the circulating nurse.

The Must-Haves

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program.

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

Current BLS certification.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

About LCMC Health

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond.

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world-class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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