Twinsburg, OH, 44087, USA
20 days ago
Surgical Technologist - Ambulatory Surgery Center
Surgical Technologist - Ambulatory Surgery Center Join Cleveland Clinic's Twinsburg Family Health and Surgery Center and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center is a state-of-the-art facility that is dedicated to providing world class care through advanced specialty care, primary care and surgical services. The Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) offers advanced outpatient surgery that allows patients to return home soon after procedures without the need for overnight stays. Under the supervision of surgeons and registered nurses, Surgical Technologists ('scrub techs') assist in surgical procedures, ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure and maintain a sterile field. In this role, you will perform a variety of functions essential to facilitating the best healthcare possible. **A caregiver in this position works from 7:00AM - 3:30PM.** A caregiver who excels in this role will: + Set up the sterile table and ensure appropriate supplies, drugs and equipment are available. + Assists RN in counting all sponges, instruments, etc. at appropriate times during surgery. + Assist in gowning and gloving surgical team members and draping patients. + Ensure aseptic condition is maintained by the scrubbed surgical team through the procedure. + Participate in the intraoperative 'timeout.' + Collect, identify and label specimens removed during surgical procedures and gives specimens to circulator for disposition. + Coordinate surgical and clinical schedules. + Assist with outpatient clinic flow and coordinating outpatient procedure room cases and supplies. + Assist with orienting new caregivers. + Answer patient phone calls, relay messages and information to providers, perform post-op phone calls, provide information to patients based on provider information and scribe for providers in the outpatient clinic. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Completion of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through the CAAHEP or ABHES OR completion of a military Surgical Technology Program OR certification as a Surgical Technologist + Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Certified Surgical Technologist Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ **Physical Requirements:** + Full range of body motion for handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination + Standing and walking for extensive periods of time + Occasionally lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 pounds and pushing, pulling or navigating supply carts weighing less than 75 pounds + Corrected vision and hearing to normal range + Working under stressful conditions of working irregular hours + Some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids + Medium Work, exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects + Physical Demand requirements in excess of those for Light Work **Personal Protective Equipment:** + Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
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