At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.
Sharon Hospital is a 78-bed general hospital located in northwestern Connecticut, a region that offers an inspiring balance between work and life. We provide a full range of services, including bariatric surgery, cancer care, cardiology, emergency care, neurosciences, orthopedics, stroke care, surgical services and women’s services.
Our accolades include:
- The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
- American Heart Association - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
- Vizient Quality Leadership Award
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - 5-Star Rating
At Sharon Hospital, we pride ourselves on creating a culture of family caring for family. Our message to every patient, visitor, and caregiver is, “We’re here for you.” We are a community of caring hearts, providing compassionate care in a warm, friendly, and supportive environment. The region surrounding our campus is an ideal place to enjoy quality living as you pursue opportunities and make lifelong connections.
Purpose: This role assumes responsibility and accountability for the function of scrub technician assisting with the nursing care activities in the surgical services environment. Individuals apply learned principles in coordinating activities directed at assisting the surgical team in implementation of care. Population served based on scope of services in the department.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Collects and utilizes available data necessary for the proper preparation of the surgical suite.
- Performs proper sponge, sharps and instrument counts according to policy and procedure, demonstrated by lack of occurrences.
- Maintains a safe surgical environment, assuring overall cleanliness of the surgical suite, proper placement of supplies to ensure a safe traffic pattern and verifies sterile processing through validation of integrity of sterile packaging.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and provides safe patient care through clear communication and collegial working relationships.
- Demonstrates knowledge of current trends and practices in the health care field, utilizing available educational materials and professional development opportunities.
- Utilizes materials and equipment in a safe, therapeutic and cost effective manner, consistently checking all equipment for working order and reporting unsafe conditions.
- Participates and complies with the results of quality assurance audits and findings.
- Consistently demonstrates an application of surgical technologist knowledge to perform assigned functions.
- Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).
- Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
- Performs other duties as required.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent experience.
- PREFER: One (1) year of operating room and surgical technician experience.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:
- Basic understanding of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology.
- Basic computer skills, i.e. MS Outlook.
License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:
- Surgical Technician Certification through an accredited educational institution.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certified.