Surgical Svcs Assistant

Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: Savannah
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Description IntroductionLast year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Surgical Services Assistant with Memorial Health University Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!BenefitsMemorial Health University Medical Center, 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 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.
  
  
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
  
  
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
  
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
  
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
  
• Retirement readiness and rollover 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)
  
  Learn more about Employee BenefitsNote: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
  
  Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Memorial Health University Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Surgical Svcs Assistant to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!Job Summary and QualificationsIn collaboration with the patient, the patient's family, and other members of the health care team, the Surgical Services Technician is responsible for assisting the care team in providing quality, age specific, direct and indirect care to patients as delegated and supervised by the Registered Nurse or Physician in order to achieve the goals of the Anesthesia Department. You serve as a key position of the interdependent team, and hold responsibility for achieving positive patient and department outcomes.What you will do in this role:
  • In all procedure suites, you will assist the care team pre-operatively with positioning and prepping of patient
  • You will assist the circulator in the preparation of the suite for procedure and you will assist the team with positioning devices (arm boards, knee holders, straps etc.)
  • You will assists the team with obtaining additional supplies and equipment, which could be needed after the case has initiated
  • You will assist our circulator with specimens, labs, blood gases, and obtaining blood products
  • At the conclusion of each case you will assist with in procedures to transition to the next case
  • You will be responsible for stocking and maintaining supplies in sub-sterile areas
  • You will transport equipment as needed to any off-site areasWhat qualifications you may need:
    • High School Graduate/Equivalent is required
    • 1+ year(s) of experience in a hospital or clinical environment is preferred
    • A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
      This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.
      At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
      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 Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Surgical Svcs Assistant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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