Operating Room Surgical Technician

Description

Job Title: Surgical Technician

Department: OR & Recovery

Reports To: Director of Surgical Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hours: 40/week (Take Call and live within 30 minutes of the Hospital)

Shift: Days,  40 hours/week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 630am- 6pm, and Tuesday or Thursday: 630-5 with a rotating weekend on-call schedule. Includes holiday call rotation.

Here at Franklin County Medical Center, we have a vision: be the premier healthcare provider and facility of choice for the community. A non-profit critical access hospital, we house 20 beds in our acute care facility and 35 beds in our nursing facility. With three operating rooms, a procedure room, and advanced technology, we provide excellent care for our surgical patients. Our recently constructed 24,000 square foot medical office provides valuable access, accommodations, and services to the community. FCMC was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals” in the nation for four consecutive years from 2017-2020. Always striving for improvement, our goal is to be in the top 20 critical access hospitals.

As the largest employer in Franklin County, we understand that our team members, including our CNAs, are vital to upholding our high standards. We show our appreciation through competitive wages, flexible scheduling, encouraging a healthy work/life balance, and providing opportunity for education and growth through tuition assistance and promotions.

WHAT FCMC CAN DO FOR YOU

We offer a range of amazing benefits for our full-time employees, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Illness Bank
• Paid Holidays

Part-time employees can enjoy Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Retirement Plans, and Paid Time Off.

WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR FCMC

Our Surgical Technicians help ensure the success of our surgeries by preparing for and assisting in a wide variety of surgical procedures in multiple specialties. More specifically, the Surgical Technicians’ responsibilities include:

• Preparing the surgical patient, including positioning, prepping, and draping
• Assisting with instruments, sponges, sutures, drains, and dressings
• Performing scrub duties including table set up, instrumentation, first assisting, and counting of instruments before and after operation
• Assisting the Operating Room RN in providing patient care pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively
• Preparing specimens as needed
• Observing incisions for bleeding and anticipating the need to control bleeding
• Assisting with lifting and transporting of patients

Requirements

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Current BLS
• Excellent verbal communication skills in English
• Take Call and live within 30 minutes of the Hospital.

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Meets the requirements for certification (CST) by the Association of Surgical Technologists

OR

• For current CNAs, LPNs, or RNs, 1-2 years experience scrubbing in the OR.

OR

Not sure if you meet the qualifications? Please don’t hesitate to reach out and share your relevant medical experience and goals; we can help answer any questions.

Essential Job Functions:

• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Regularly required to stand for long periods of time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or twist
• Frequently required to perform moderate to complex manipulative tasks
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision
• Frequently able to move/push/pull up to 50 pounds and lift and carry up to 35 pounds
• Must have good hearing
• Must comply with HIPAA and patient privacy
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required in accordance with facility standards

Work Environment:

• FCMC operates 24 hours per day each day of the year: operational needs of departments may require that you be available to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays to meet the needs of the patients
• Potential exposure to blood, body tissue and fluids, contagious diseases, and hazardous waste
• Occasional exposure to bodily injury, loud or unpleasant noise, unpleasant odor, and emotional or physical stress
• May be required to work day or night in a confined environment or variation of different temperatures

The Location:

Located in southeast Idaho, Franklin County is surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains, giving ample opportunity for outdoor recreation. However, being less than thirty minutes from Logan, Utah and one hour from Pocatello, Idaho provides locals with a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options both here in the county and in nearby cities. Franklin County Medical Center invites you to make Franklin County your new home and join us in offering top-notch healthcare to your new community.