Description

St. Francis Hospital Memphis

Saint Francis Hospital Memphis is a 510-bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care to the Mid-South community. As a comprehensive medical center, Saint Francis Hospital Memphis features a broad spectrum of tertiary and acute care, outpatient services and specialty areas including Women’s Services, Surgical Services, Bariatric Center of Excellence and Behavioral Health. Other acute care areas include Emergency Room, Critical Care, Med/ Surge and Telemetry.

SurgicalTech PRN Days Position Summary

The SurgicalTechnician demonstrates basic knowledge and skills in the scrub role, necessary to provide assistance during surgical procedures.

Responsibilities

The SurgicalTechnician  is responsible for aseptic technique, setting up the required equipment, instrumentation and sterile supplies as needed for their assigned cases; scrubbing and passing instruments and equipment during surgical procedures; pulling cases as needed, breaking down cases at the end of the procedure, sets up operating room and supplies needed for day/following day’s schedule. Available for call on an assigned/ scheduled basis as required by unit need. When need arises, will perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education

Required:  Graduate of SurgicalTechnician Program as required by state regulation of practice or policy

Experience

Preferred:  1  year experience as surgicaltechnician 

Certification

Required:  BLS.   

Preferred:  SurgicalTechnology Certification