What are the responsibilities and job description for the OR and Recovery Surgical Technologist position at Franklin County Medical Center?
Description
Job Title: OR & Recovery Surgical Technologist
Department: Or & Recovery
Reports To: Director of Surgical Services
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Hours: Full-time (36-40hrs/week)
Shift: Days, some evenings, weekends & rotating calls
Description:
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. FCMC was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals” in the nation for four consecutive years from 2017-2020. Always committed to improvement, we are working to be in the top 20 critical access hospitals and are also currently constructing a new 24,000 square foot medical office to bring better access, accommodations, and services to the community.
As the largest employer in Franklin County, we understand that our team members, including our Surgical Technologists, 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/part-time employees, including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Retirement Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Illness Bank
- Paid Holidays
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR FCMC:
Our Surgical Technologist is a vital position that is responsible for assisting surgeons and nursing in preparation and performance of surgical procedures and processing/furnishing sterile and non-sterile supplies, equipment for the service and care of the patients. More specifically, other duties include:
- Performs delegated scrub duties for the surgical team including table set up, instrumentation, first assisting, and counting of instruments prior to and after an operation.
- Handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, drains, dressings, specimens, and records.
- Ensure asepsis and safety.
- Assist the Operating Room Registered Nurse in providing patient care pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and immediately post-operatively
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Certified as a Surgical Technologist
(OR) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of Idaho with one year of surgical Technologist experience.
- Excellent verbal, written, and reading skills in English
- Must understand sterile technique and adhere to patient safety
- Must work effectively with a team
- Be within 30 minutes of hospital when on-call rotation
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
- Frequently able to move, push, pull, lift, or carry up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision
- Must comply with HIPAA and patient privacy
- Must wear PPE when situations require
- Must submit to COVID-19 testing as required by CMS and other regulatory agencies according to FCMC policy
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.