- Assignment Category: Full-time regular
- Job Shift: Day Job
Join our team as a Day shift, Fulltime, Certified Surgical Tech / CST, at INTEGRIS Health Southwest Medical Center, in Oklahoma City, OK. You may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000.
Get to Know Your Team
- INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives.
- Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more.
- Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
The Surgical Tech is an allied health professional who supports the surgical team in delivering care to patients in a variety of settings. They assist in preparing surgical areas, managing instruments and supplies, and ensuring sterile techniques under the supervision of licensed surgical staff. This role is suitable for individuals beginning their careers in surgical services or transitioning from other clinical or patient care roles.
The Surgical Tech responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Assists in maintaining the sterile field under supervision.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the procedure and supports surgical team needs.
- Checks supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedures.
- Scrubs, gowns, and gloves appropriately.
- Sets up sterile tables with instruments and supplies under guidance.
- Performs instrument and sponge counts with the circulator.
- Passes instruments during surgery.
- Aids in cleaning and preparing instruments for sterilization.
- Supports terminal cleaning of rooms and preparation for the next procedure.
- May retrieve and transport medications (no preparation or administration).
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Current BLS certification or completion within 90 days.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
- Department specific competencies will be completed in the applicable department during the orientation process.
Required education or experience must include one of the following options:
- Successful completion of a recognized nursing assistant course or successful completion of an accredited nursing program, Nursing Fundamentals or Introduction into Nursing course with either skills lab or clinical rotation included. (Verification is required of the course and lab or clinical via transcript or official notice from the accredited nursing program)
- Enroll in a CNA training program within 45 days and complete within 90 days of hire.
- 3 months employed in an INTEGRIS patient care area with training and observation for nursing assistant duties, as certified by the clinical nurse manager or the clinical director
- 12 months of nursing assistant experience within an acute care facility, nursing home, home care setting, or long-term care facility
- Prior hospital corpsman medical training in the military
INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
