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Operating Room Surgical Technician101 Truman Medical CenterJob LocationUniversity Health Truman Medical CenterKansas City, MissouriThis is a fast-paced Level I Trauma Center
We offer 8-, 10-, and 12-hour shifts.
Certification is a plus!
The OR surgical technologist gathers and prepares instruments and equipment for surgical procedures; provides quality and safety to the patient guided by principles of surgical asepsis; anticipates the surgeon's needs at the field; is flexible and works well under ever changing conditions, and is a resource and mentor for surgical technologist new to the OR department and in orientation. The OR surgical technologist scrubs a wide variety of different procedures and has knowledge and skill to adapt to changes in the patient's condition
Minimum Requirements
- High school Diploma or GED.
- Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) OR formal training in the military as a surgical corpsman or medic OR a minimum of three (3) years demonstrated scrub experience performing a wide variety of procedures.
- Current BLS and must remain current to retain position
- Has completed OR department orientation and passed the skills competency tests.
- Ability to stand for the majority of the work time; sometimes wearing a 10 lb. x-ray apron for several hours at a time; lifting 50lbs., pushing/pulling 125lbs.,frequent lifting 1-25lb. sterile trays during the course of the day.
- Good communication and written skills.
- Ability to handle stressful situations and changing conditions; flexibility to adapt to scheduling changes and changes in patient condition.
- Good time management skills and ability to be self-directed.
Truman Medical Centers is committed to being a leader in providing culturally inclusive health care services for patients in ways that are effective, fair, respectful, and culturally competent and in providing a culturally inclusive workplace for employees. We value and celebrate our differences, which include, but are not limited to, race, ethnicity, language, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, literacy, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, mobility, abilities, and belief systems.
