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Job TitleLead Surgical Technologist
LocationWeston
FacilityCC Florida Hospital Weston
DepartmentOperating Room Acc-Weston Hospital
Job Code000393
ShiftDays + Call
Schedule6:30am-5:30pm
Job SummaryMonitors and directs the activities of assigned surgical techs in OR to achieve optimum performance, efficiency and quality outcomes under supervision of the surgical manager and coordinator/assistant. Performs duties of surgical technologist as needed.
Job Details
Responsibilities:
Provides patient care in OR by performing scrub role.Assists in the circulating role as needed.Collaborates with SPD to maintain instruments and specialty trays. Meets required inventory and working orders.Oversees surgical technologists assignments and provides direction and guidance.Provides performance documentation to supervisor/manager.Assumes department leadership in absence of supervisor.Reviews the surgical schedule and service line shift report daily to ensure resources are available for surgical procedures.Adheres to and advocates accepted practices and protocols of OR job performance standards and CMS/JACHO regulations.Identifies and acts on process improvement opportunities.Seeks ways to eliminate errors, reduce turnaround time, maintain work-flow and to improve customer service.Performs as trouble-shooter, resolving concerns as they occur.Performs and oversees precepting.Other duties as assigned.
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Minimum of two years experience in a surgical technologist role; 1 year of experience for internal CCF candidates.Physical Requirements:
Requires a full range of body motion including ability to lift and/or bear the weight of 100 pounds with assistance, or more while pulling, lifting, pushing and transferring patients to and from various apparatus; regularly pushes moderate to heavy weight of 100 pounds or more.Exposure to body fluids.Must be available for flexible scheduling according to the needs of the surgical area.Floating may be expected per assignment policies within the surgical support department.
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