OR Tech - Intermountain Medical Center

Job ID:245528Greater Salt Lake areaDetails:About UsBeing a part of Intermountain Healthcare means joining a world-class team of over 37,500 employees and caregivers while embarking on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. Our mission is: Helping people live the healthiest lives possible.Our patients deserve the best in healthcare, and we deliver.To find out more about us, head to our career site here .Job DescriptionThe OR Tech II performs various duties as a member of the surgical team to ensure a safe and successful operative procedure. This position functions under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and directly reports to Surgical Services management.Essential Job Duties

Ensures room and all surgical items meet sterilization criteria.

Maintains sterile field and safe environment.

Prepares room and instruments for surgical procedure.

Assists the surgical staff during the procedure, within the scope of practice.

After procedure, cleans room and prepares for next procedure.

Identifies emergency situations and exercises judgment when implementing procedures to respond to emergencies.

Actively participates in training and mentoring.

Provides at least one educational offering per year to the department. The subject topic will be determined by the Manager or taken from an approved list.

May lead a short-term project or delegated responsibility by the Manager.

Posting Specifics

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Shift Details: Full-time hours, 40 hours per week, M-F, no weekends, no holidays. After orientation and training is completed staff are required to take occasional late shift beyond 5pm and occasionally on call for urgent ophthalmology cases.

Department:Surgical Center - Intermountain Surgical Center

Minimum RequirementsOR Tech 1

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.

Completion of an accredited Operating Room Technician program (ORT) or graduate from a non-accredited surgical tech program within the past six months, but not currently eligible to sit for Tech in Surgery exam (NCCT) or two years of scrub tech experience in hospital or military surgical services within the last three years.

OR Tech 2

Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

3000 hours (equal to 1.5 years of full-time) experience in a surgical setting (up to 6 months can be CP experience).

Competent and proficient in General Surgery and 2 specialty areasor all surgical procedures performed in the department.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, sterile indicator tags, colors, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment and instruments with precision and accuracy. This includes computer use and typing for documentation, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).

May be expected to stand in a stationary position with personal protective equipment for an extended period of time.

Preferred Requirements

Holds and actively maintains national OR Tech certification. If not currently certified, attainment is required within 6 months of hire/transfer into this job.

Please NoteAll positions subject to close without notice. Intermountain Healthcare prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran status, disability and/or genetic information.Additional Details:Working Hours 40Primary Work Location Intermountain Medical CenterExpertise Patient Care Support / TechniciansJob Type Full TimeLocation US-UT-Murray