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**Facility:** Sharp Memorial Hospital

**City** San Diego

Department

Job Status

Regular

Shift

Day

FTE

0.9

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA); AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association; Tech in Surgery - Certified (NCCT), TS-C (NCCT) - National Center for Competency Testing; NBSTSA Certified Surgical First Assistants (CSFA) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)

Hours** **:

Shift Start Time:

6:30 AM

Shift End Time:

7 PM

AWS Hours Requirement:

12/36 - 12 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$33.090 - $42.700 - $52.310

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

What You Will Do

Facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring the operating room environment is safe, that equipment is functioning properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. A surgical technologist that applies clinical expertise in the roles of scrub surgical technologist.

Required Qualifications

+ 3 Years Experience as a surgical technologist in a hospital setting.

+ AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

+ Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) **OR** NBSTSA Certified Surgical First Assistants (CSFA) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) **OR** Tech in Surgery - Certified (NCCT), TS-C (NCCT) - National Center for Competency Testing -REQUIRED

Other Qualification Requirements

+ Surgical Technologist Certification from an accredited program is required (e.g. Certified Surgical Technologists (CST), or Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), or Tech in Surgery-Certified (NCCT)).

Hire Bonus Eligibility Requirements:

+ At least 2 years of related Surgical Tech related work experience.

The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:

+ Current Sharp employees

+ Rehires/Reinstates that are rejoining the organization less than 12 months from last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare

To remain eligible for your sign on incentive the following criteria must be met:

+ Must remain in original hired FTE status and shift (if specified in offer letter)

+ Must remain in original department/specialty.

+ Must remain in original Job Title

+ Transfers to a non-bonus eligible department or position may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus.

Employee Referral Incentive Eligibility:

+ Referral must list the name of the Sharp employee that referred them on the job application.

+ External referrals only

+ If referring a former Sharp employee – must be more than 12 months since last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare at the time of referral.

Essential Functions

+ CommunicationUpdates surgeon preference card per entity specific processes.Complies with all count policies and procedures.Appropriate report is given to relieving scrub personnel.

+ Instruments, Equipment, and SuppliesAccountable that instrument trays match the instrument list provided in tray. Need to escalate when incomplete.Provides appropriate care and handling of surgical instruments and equipment, including loss prevention.Assists in room preparation, obtains necessary supplies, and sets up cases per the preference card.Picks cases following physician preference card.

+ Quality CareAdheres to National Patient Safety Goals, including, but not limited to surgical time-out, medication/fluid labeling on the sterile field, hand hygiene, and use of personal protective equipment.Demonstrates knowledge of procedures by anticipating needs prior and during each case.Identifies problems and takes appropriate action, without prompting, to accomplish department objectives and improved quality of care.Participates in teaching and mentoring new employees.Role models the Sharp Experience.

+ FinanceAssist in achieving department expense per unit of service through judicious use of supplies.Identifies opportunities for cost containment or improvement of patient care.

+ General SupportWorks additional or different shifts as requested and where appropriate.Responsible for department tasks beyond routine responsibilities.Assists with new employee orientation and training of students.Consistently fulfills commitments for additional responsibilities.Does not require direction to use utilize down time effectively including, but not limited to assisting other staff, restocking of rooms, and instrument processing.

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