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Under the direction of the perioperative leader, assists in the individualized care of the patient to achieve the patient's highest level of wellness. Works cooperatively with others as part of a team; recognizes the importance of group goals. Performs designated clinical procedures and non-clinical support tasks essential to providing care to the patient.
Position Details:
Mercy South
10010 Kennerly Road
Full-Time 40 hours/week
Assists with cleaning and turning over the room for the next procedure. SST's will perform advanced room turnover skills, duties requiring additional education, training and/or competency validation. Additional duties may include:
Assemble and test laryngoscope blades and handles
Specialty bed assembly
Exchange gas tanks on surgical towers
Reassemble anesthesia machines
Specialty cart maintenance
Anesthesia cart and supply maintenance
Anesthesia machine assembly and set up
Perform anesthesia equipment safety checks
Perform maintenance on anesthesia machines
Enter anesthesia charges
Exchange and set up gases as directed on anesthesia machines
Assists with the maintenance of department equipment and supplies.
Performs routine daily patient care activities: transporting and positioning, gathering and documenting patient data (ex. vital signs, POC testing).
Observes changes or unusual occurrences in patient condition and reports them immediately to the appropriate personnel.
Communicates with other members of the healthcare team to optimize the care of the patient and workflows within the department.
Trains new coworkers based on competency.
Demonstrates appropriate stewardship of resources, charge reconciliation process and document charges accordingly.
Utilizes good clinical judgement and effective time management skills.
Demonstrates flexibility regarding workload, assignments and accepts delegation of tasks while operating within scope of practice.
Maintains compliance with certifications and eLearning assignments.
Performs clerical duties as needed.
Monitors sterile field
Maintains basic knowledge of differences in laryngoscope blades and handles.
Maintains knowledge of anesthesia machines.
SST's will perform advanced patient care skills, duties requiring additional education, training and/or competency validation. Additional duties may include:
Start IVs
IV removal
IV bag/line set up under the direction of an RN
ECGs/EKGs
Phlebotomy
Assist with difficult intubations
Open supplies and prepare a sterile field for minor procedures
Perform i-STAT
Set up and assist with epidurals
Set up and assist with Swanz-Ganz catheter placement
Set up and assist with nerve block injection
Clean and transfer scopes
May be required to take call.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Education:
Experience:
Certifications:
Other: Minimum Physical Requirements
Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basis
Position requires prolonged standing and walking each shift
Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.