Why You’ll Love This Job
Join our Float Pool team at Atlas Healthcare Partners where culture is the foundation. At Atlas Healthcare Partners, you will join a supportive team who is always willing to lend a hand. You will enjoy working alongside leaders who truly listen to your feedback, value your ideas, and actively participate in making your work experience rewarding.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Prepares for surgical procedures. Pulls appropriate instruments and supplies and ensures good working order ofinstruments. Reviews case carts for correct instruments and supplies. Plans ahead for upcoming surgical caseneeds.
Anticipates the surgeon’s needs. Passes instruments, retracts tissue and operates equipment during surgery.
Demonstrates the principles of aseptic technique and universal precautions throughout the procedure. Disposes ofsharps and trash and places used supplies into case cart for processing. Participates in counting of sharps,instruments and sponges. Prepares instruments for cleaning following each case.
Ensures that all surgeon preference cards and pick lists are accurate.
Assists with OR turnover between cases. Participates in stocking, replenishing supplies and cleaning operatingrooms.
May provide business support to the department including assigned administrative tasks.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Qualifications
DP – Typical Direct Patient Care environment:
- Able to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch frequently.
- Possess physical agility and adequate reaction time to respond quickly and appropriately to unexpected patient care needs.
- Needs adequate hearing and visual acuity, including adequate color vision.
- Requires fine motor skills, adequate eye-hand coordination, and the ability to grasp and handle objects.
- Able to use proper body mechanics to assist patients in ambulating, and transferring in and out of bed, chair, or wheelchair.
- May be required to lift up to 75 pounds.
- Must use standard precautions due to the threat of exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or GED required. BLS required. Where applicable, must be registered with State Regulatory Agency.
The position requires manual dexterity and the ability to maintain professional decorum in highly stressful emergent situations. The position requires the ability to be conscientious, organized, and orderly and the ability to respond quickly to the needs of the surgeon and patient.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a certified school of surgical technology or 2 years of operating room experience.
Additional Information:
This is a PRN position that requires travel between multiple facilities within the Phoenix area. We operate our outpatient surgery centers Monday through Friday with no weekends and no call. We ask for a minimum commitment of 4 shifts a month so that your schedule remains flexible. We utilize easy scheduling software along with our personal staffing office for your ease of scheduling shifts.
Type: PRN
Job ID: 105127