Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Akron, Ohio
Posted: 08-Mar-23
Location: Burleson, Texas
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 23003642
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
Our promise to you:
Joining Texas Health Huguley - AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. Texas Health Huguley - AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Texas Health Huguley- operates as a joint venture between Texas Health Resources and AdventHealth.
Schedule: Full Time – 40 hours – 8, 10 or 12 hours shifts
Shift: Day Shift
Location: 11801 South Fwy., Burleson, TX 76028
The community you’ll be caring for:
- Our care for patients extend to the spiritual level by praying with patients and families and providing on call, 24 hours, 7 days a week Chaplains for spiritual support.
- Award winning facility and departments including “Great Place to Work” by Becker’s Hospital Review and Gallup.
- Work with the latest technology and top experts including “Daisy Award” recipients while on our journey to Magnet status and Pathways designated.
- Designated Emergency Center of Excellence recognizing our facility as a high-performing emergency department
- Located about 10 minutes from downtown Fort Worth and near TCU in the award-winning school district, Burleson ISD which also provides a low-cost of living.
The role you’ll contribute:
Functions as a scrub nurse under supervision of a registered nurse. Provides needed sterile instruments and equipment to surgeon, anticipating needs and working in cohesion with other team members. Must be able to communicate with doctors, patients, staff, other nurses and medical personnel.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Demonstrates competence and knowledge of aseptic techniques and surgical procedures, including OR dress policy, to ensure a safe environment and preparation for surgery.
- Maintains aseptic technique. Reports any break in aseptic technique to circulator to prevent infection.
- Performs proper counts per operating room policy and procedures alerting circulator when necessary of closure so count can be done.
- Ensures that instruments, supplies and equipment are ready for surgery.
- Demonstrates proficiency in the use of instruments and equipment necessary for a procedure as shown by ability to scrub for specialized cases as observed.
- Practices and compiles with infection control Universal Precautions techniques and OSHA Regulations regarding Blood Borne Pathogens and Infectious Wastes.
- Gives concise, accurate and pertinent information to circulating nurse during surgery.
- Responsible for giving specimens to circulating nurse.
- Participates as an effective member of the OR team/unit to facilitate the smooth and efficient operation of the department.
- Effectively assists, directs, teaches and guides students and new employees to aid in their learning process to ensure patients receive optimal care.
- Adapts to surgery schedule staying late when schedule is heavy, demonstrating a willing attitude.
- Responds to emergency on-call promptly, arriving within twenty to thirty minutes when called, in order to meet appropriate staffing needs.
- Remains in assigned area and/or keeps supervisor informed of whereabouts during shift at all times.
- Seeks counsel for situations that indicate potential litigation.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Graduate of an approved operating technology course (or trained before grandfather clause).
Currently certified to practice as a CST
6 Months of Surgery experience preferred
