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First Assist Main Operating Room PRN Days
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Ontario, OR Ontario, Oregon |
About this job
Department:
ID112_26010 Main Operating Room
Expected Weekly Hours:
Shift:
Day Shift
Position Purpose:
At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.
The First Assist under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, provides set-up and preparation of surgical procedures for physicians and surgical staff, provides support and communicates directly with surgical teams and supervisory staff, and assists in OR efficiency by prepping/closing skin and advanced surgical tech expertise.
Job Description Details:
Skills, Knowledge, Education, and Experience:
* High school diploma or equivalent required.
* Graduate of LPN or Surgical Technologist Program required.
* Certification as a Surgical Technologist (CST) required.
* Completion of a First Assist program accredited by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Certified as a First Assist.
* American Heart Association Basic Life Support for HealthCare Provider (BLS/HCP) certification required.
* Two years of scrub experience in acute care hospital setting preferred and demonstrated expertise in at least one major surgical service-line with proficiency in a second major service line.
Essential Functions:
* Meets Health System's Guiding Behaviors and Caring Standards including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations.
* Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable).
* Demonstrates compliance with hospital safety policies and procedures.
* Demonstrates knowledge of cautery safety (grounding pad and cautery use during procedure).
* Recognizes breaks in aseptic technique and takes immediate corrective action.
* Demonstrates equipment checks to assure proper functioning.
* Updates and reviews surgeon preference cards.
* Able to gown and glove other members of the perioperative 'sterile' team.
* Able to gown and glove self through use of closed and open method.
* Assists in draping the patient, opening, tying knots, and closing at the discretion of a surgeon.
* Closes skin, subcutaneous tissue and fascia under the supervision of a surgeon who will remain in the Perioperative areas and able to return to the operating room immediately.
* Applies routine dressings as requested by surgeon.
* Anticipates and prioritizes surgeon needs. Communicates with RN Circulator to obtain needed resources. LPNs may function under the Nurse Practice Action with RN supervision.
* Responsible for technical equipment and supplies (e.g., inventory, usage, organization, maintenance in own specialty area).
* Troubleshoots equipment within own specialty to bring to resolution.
* Independently manages instrument, sponge and sharp counts for all procedures in specialty areas and all procedures assigned outside of specialty.
* Provides educational in-services to OR staff as requested.
* Completes 20 hours or more of Continued Education Units (CEUs) per year.
* Assists and/or follows direction of the RN Circulator to set up a room and obtain equipment, etc.
Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health employs more than 120,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 21 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.
Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
ID112_26010 Main Operating Room
Expected Weekly Hours:
Shift:
Day Shift
Position Purpose:
At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.
The First Assist under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, provides set-up and preparation of surgical procedures for physicians and surgical staff, provides support and communicates directly with surgical teams and supervisory staff, and assists in OR efficiency by prepping/closing skin and advanced surgical tech expertise.
Job Description Details:
Skills, Knowledge, Education, and Experience:
* High school diploma or equivalent required.
* Graduate of LPN or Surgical Technologist Program required.
* Certification as a Surgical Technologist (CST) required.
* Completion of a First Assist program accredited by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Certified as a First Assist.
* American Heart Association Basic Life Support for HealthCare Provider (BLS/HCP) certification required.
* Two years of scrub experience in acute care hospital setting preferred and demonstrated expertise in at least one major surgical service-line with proficiency in a second major service line.
Essential Functions:
* Meets Health System's Guiding Behaviors and Caring Standards including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations.
* Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable).
* Demonstrates compliance with hospital safety policies and procedures.
* Demonstrates knowledge of cautery safety (grounding pad and cautery use during procedure).
* Recognizes breaks in aseptic technique and takes immediate corrective action.
* Demonstrates equipment checks to assure proper functioning.
* Updates and reviews surgeon preference cards.
* Able to gown and glove other members of the perioperative 'sterile' team.
* Able to gown and glove self through use of closed and open method.
* Assists in draping the patient, opening, tying knots, and closing at the discretion of a surgeon.
* Closes skin, subcutaneous tissue and fascia under the supervision of a surgeon who will remain in the Perioperative areas and able to return to the operating room immediately.
* Applies routine dressings as requested by surgeon.
* Anticipates and prioritizes surgeon needs. Communicates with RN Circulator to obtain needed resources. LPNs may function under the Nurse Practice Action with RN supervision.
* Responsible for technical equipment and supplies (e.g., inventory, usage, organization, maintenance in own specialty area).
* Troubleshoots equipment within own specialty to bring to resolution.
* Independently manages instrument, sponge and sharp counts for all procedures in specialty areas and all procedures assigned outside of specialty.
* Provides educational in-services to OR staff as requested.
* Completes 20 hours or more of Continued Education Units (CEUs) per year.
* Assists and/or follows direction of the RN Circulator to set up a room and obtain equipment, etc.
Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health employs more than 120,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 21 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.
Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
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