Baton Rouge General
JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION
Works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. Provides technical support to Operating Room procedures and processes. Job is performed appropriately for the needs of the age population served, as defined in the department’s scope of service.
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA CRITERIA A: Everyday Excellence Values Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.
Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.
Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.
Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.
Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.
Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers.
CRITERIA B: Corporate Compliance Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.
Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.
CRITERIA C: Personal Achievement Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.
Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments.
Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.
Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.
CRITERIA D: Performance Improvement Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.
Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.
Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.
Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.
CRITERIA E: Cost Management
Effectively manages time and resources
Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.
Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.
CRITERIA F: Patient & Employee Safety
Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.
Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.
Monitors emergency seclusion/restraints.
JOB FUNCTIONS 1. Utilizes and maintains a variety of equipment, instruments and materials
Retrieves appropriate equipment and supplies in a timely manner.
Cleans and maintains department equipment as required by department standards.
Assembles, uses and troubleshoots all job-related equipment according to manufacturer’s recommendations and/or guidelines.
Follows department protocol for procedures 100% of the time.
Tracks equipment utilization in daily care delivery and ensures appropriate patient charge.
2. Assists in the provision of safe, positive surgical outcomes
Demonstrates proficiency in the performance of the sterile team member role.
Demonstrates ability to assist with the circulator role.
Responsible, with the circulator, for accurate surgical counts and dispensing of fluids and drugs from the sterile field.
Demonstrates accountability in maintaining the ethical and legal responsibilities of a surgical team member.
Demonstrates the ability to remain calm under pressure and in emergent situations.
3. Assists physicians and nurses with various procedures
Assembles appropriate supplies in a timely manner and according to physician need prior to procedures.
Anticipates procedural steps and responds accordingly as observed by care team members.
Maintains aseptic sterile techniques and actively monitors situations which could lead to breaches in aseptic techniques.
Assists physician during surgical procedures by assisting with draping of patients, passing instruments and equipment.
Handles and/or delivers medications in a safe and secure manner 100% of the time.
4. Functions as a Lead Surgical Tech
Possesses the necessary skills and exhibits appropriate behaviours in mentoring new Surgical Techs.
Functions independently and performs multi-specialty circulation duties, possessing the ability to work any case/room on either campus.
Achieves a high level of physician satisfaction and confidence.
Possesses the ability to take call for either campus.
Maintains service lines, under RN supervision, and collaborates and supports the RN III Team Leaders with service lines.
5. Performs all other duties as assigned
Accurately inputs data into patient medical record and maintains record daily.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS High School Diploma preferred
SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS Certification as a Surgical Technician preferred
HIPAA REQUIREMENTS Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records without limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, medical records related to quality/data, patient financial information, patients related complaints, information related to patient location, religious beliefs and/or public health records.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification, and transports, monitors or observes patients for procedures. transporting medications and blood and monitoring clinical alarms.
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA CRITERIA A: Everyday Excellence Values Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.
Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.
Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.
Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.
Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.
Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers.
CRITERIA B: Corporate Compliance Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.
Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.
CRITERIA C: Personal Achievement Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.
Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments.
Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.
Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.
CRITERIA D: Performance Improvement Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.
Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.
Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.
Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.
CRITERIA E: Cost Management
Effectively manages time and resources
Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.
Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.
CRITERIA F: Patient & Employee Safety
Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.
Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.
Monitors emergency seclusion/restraints.
JOB FUNCTIONS 1. Utilizes and maintains a variety of equipment, instruments and materials
Retrieves appropriate equipment and supplies in a timely manner.
Cleans and maintains department equipment as required by department standards.
Assembles, uses and troubleshoots all job-related equipment according to manufacturer’s recommendations and/or guidelines.
Follows department protocol for procedures 100% of the time.
Tracks equipment utilization in daily care delivery and ensures appropriate patient charge.
2. Assists in the provision of safe, positive surgical outcomes
Demonstrates proficiency in the performance of the sterile team member role.
Demonstrates ability to assist with the circulator role.
Responsible, with the circulator, for accurate surgical counts and dispensing of fluids and drugs from the sterile field.
Demonstrates accountability in maintaining the ethical and legal responsibilities of a surgical team member.
Demonstrates the ability to remain calm under pressure and in emergent situations.
3. Assists physicians and nurses with various procedures
Assembles appropriate supplies in a timely manner and according to physician need prior to procedures.
Anticipates procedural steps and responds accordingly as observed by care team members.
Maintains aseptic sterile techniques and actively monitors situations which could lead to breaches in aseptic techniques.
Assists physician during surgical procedures by assisting with draping of patients, passing instruments and equipment.
Handles and/or delivers medications in a safe and secure manner 100% of the time.
4. Functions as a Lead Surgical Tech
Possesses the necessary skills and exhibits appropriate behaviours in mentoring new Surgical Techs.
Functions independently and performs multi-specialty circulation duties, possessing the ability to work any case/room on either campus.
Achieves a high level of physician satisfaction and confidence.
Possesses the ability to take call for either campus.
Maintains service lines, under RN supervision, and collaborates and supports the RN III Team Leaders with service lines.
5. Performs all other duties as assigned
Accurately inputs data into patient medical record and maintains record daily.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS High School Diploma preferred
SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS Certification as a Surgical Technician preferred
HIPAA REQUIREMENTS Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records without limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, medical records related to quality/data, patient financial information, patients related complaints, information related to patient location, religious beliefs and/or public health records.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification, and transports, monitors or observes patients for procedures. transporting medications and blood and monitoring clinical alarms.
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