On Hold - Surgical Technician - Santa Monica, California

Surgical Technician
Santa Monica, CA
Full-Time (Onsite) Day Shift
Relocation Candidates Accepted
Under the general supervision of the circulating registered nurse and in collaboration with the service-line coordinators, clinical supervisors, and surgery manager, the surgical technologist II is an individual with demonstrated competence in surgical scrubbing technique(s) who provides scrub services for the department by:
Ensuring the functionality, availability, and sterility of OR supplies and equipment prior to the start of the daily caseload.
Scrubbing and handling instruments during surgical procedures. Adhering to standards of aseptic technique in all phases of surgical intervention.
Demonstrating competence in performing scrub services for a variety of surgical procedures.
Assisting service-line coordinators in receiving and stocking supplies/equipment for a cluster of specialties.
Reporting variations in stock inventory level(s) to the service-line coordinators and materials management.
Communicating opportunities for systems improvement to the service-line coordinators and surgery manager.
Participating in selected patient care activities such as room turnover and transporting as needed.
Must Haves:
2 years experience as a surgical technologist with the ability to competently scrub all regularly performed procedures in five of the eight core service-line clusters (cardiac, thoracic/vascular, orthopedics, spine, general/urology/gynecology, EENT/plastics/maxillofacial, neuro, robotics). Of the five service lines, three must be general/urology/gynecology, orthopedics, and spine
Completion of an accredited surgical technologist course (not required if more than 10 years of experience)
H.S. Diploma or GED
National Certified Surgical Technologist - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting upon hire
National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
Associate's Degree (preferred)