Surgical Technologist
Putnam Community Medical Center
Palatka, FL
Days

Shift: Days (Rotating Weekends)

Description

Introduction

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for our Surgical Technologist opening with HCA Florida Putnam Hospital today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) Surgical Technologist for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications - SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE - $15,000.00 - MIN ONE YEAR OF EXP. REQUIRED.

• Consistently deliver the best in customer service and patient care. As a team member, demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with patients, families, visitors and other employees
• Champion PCMC’s mission, vision and values; comply with the policies and procedures, ethical standards and code of conduct set forth by the company
• Obtains appropriate sterile and unsterile items needed for procedure.
• Sets up the Operating Room Suite with the correct equipment, position aids, and all necessary safety items.
• Creates a sterile environment while opening sterile supplies
• Sets up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for procedure.
• Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed.
• Assist with surgical procedures including such activities as growing and gloving surgeon and assistants, assisting with draping the sterile field, passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon during the procedure, holding retractors or instruments applying clamps cutting suture material as directed by the surgeon, connecting drains to suction apparatus and anticipating additions supplies needed during the procedure.
• Keeps accurate records throughout the procedure.
• Ensures correct labeling and handling of surgical specimens and medicine.
• Secures dressings after incision closure.
• Helps transport patient to recovery room.
• Prepares instruments for cleaning and reprocessing.
• Assists in cleaning of room and preparing for next patient.
• Performs special assignments as outlined and defined by Director; ordering supplies, inventory functions, equipment, instrument care and maintenance.
• Reports supply and equipment needs to the manager and distributes items to appropriate area (case cart, sterile supply, etc).
• Assists in the orientation of new personnel to the unit as instructed by the manager
• Responsible for receiving, sorting, cleaning and sterilizing supplies and equipment
• Sorts, assembles, and inspect instrument trays reporting any defects, damage, or function
• Function as a first assistant during operative and other invasive procedures by
• Providing exposure through correct use of instruments, retractors, suction, and sponging techniques as directed by the surgeon;
• Handling and dissecting tissues as directed by the surgeon;
• Clamping blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, and ligating vessels as directed by the surgeon;
• Placing drains as directed by the surgeon; and
• Suturing muscle, fascia, subcutaneous, and skin as directed by the surgeon.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Certified Surgical Technician (CST), or Technician in Surgery (NCCT), or Registered Surgical Technologist

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital is a 99-bed acute care facility serving North Central Florida. Our hospital is located in Palatka, Florida. We serve the residents of Putnam County and surrounding areas. We provide the latest technology with the assurance of highly trained and empathetic professionals. We have a 10-bed intensive care unit and a 24-hour emergency department. We have a cardiac catheterization laboratory and offer inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services. Our hospital offers a full complement of quality healthcare services while maintaining cost-effectiveness.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Surgical Technologist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.