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Job Description
Job Summary
The Surgical Techhnologist First Assistant (STFA) possessing advanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and utilizing extensive patient assessment skills, collaborates with all health team members to ensure the most optimal patient outcome. Performs all activities at and expanded level of surgical technician practice executed with the contest of the nursing process. Intraoperatively, the STFA actively assists the surgeon, performing observable, technical behaviors (cognitive, psychomotor, and affective).
Essential Functions
Assesses monitors, develops and maintains individualized patient plan of care with the patient and consistent with patient/family changing needs, and goals and reflecting the full scopes of nursing practice. Delivers care in a manner that is culturally sensitive and preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights. Identifies, facilitates, and evaluates outcomes of nursing care for an individual patient or group of patients. Documents patient care accurately and acts as a patient/family advocate.
Initiates patient discharge planning at initial patient contact and facilitates a smooth transition to the next point of service/home. Ensures that required documentation is performed in accurate and timely manner.
Provides evidence-based patient care consistent with plan and guidelines of care, physician's orders and in compliance with health system policies, procedures and ACS regulatory standards. Communicates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity of care.
Evaluates patients and families educational needs and develops and implements appropriate teaching strategies or makes appropriate referrals.
Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical behavior. Formulates decisions and actions based on ethical principles. Advocates for privacy, confidentiality and security of patient, staff and organization data.
Assumes an autonomous leadership role and delegates appropriately to support employees to facilitate safe, quality care in a timely, cost effective manner.
Intra-operatively, actively and independently (the intern is under supervision of a preceptor), assists the surgeon, performing observable, technical behaviors, included but not limited to patient positioning, skin preparation, tissue handling, wound exposure, hemostatis, manipulating surgical instruments and wound closure. The intern is under the supervision of a surgeon/preceptor and will work towards independence by completing all STFA competencies.
Qualifications
3 years of relevant experience within a surgical services nursing department Required
Successfully complete a certification STFA course, which addresses both didactic knowledge and technical skills. The STFA course curriculum is based on recognized core curriculum for the ST First Assistant in which a certificate is awarded. Required
CRT-Surgical Technologist, Certified (CST) - AST Association of Surgical Technologist Upon Hire required Or
CRT-Surgical Technologist, Certified (CST) - NBSTSA National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Upon Hire required Or
CRT-Surgical First Assistant, Certified (CSFA) - NBSTSA National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Upon Hire required
CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Upon Hire required Or
CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Upon Hire required
CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Upon Hire preferred
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Primary Location
SITE - Spectrum Health United Memorial - 615 S Bower - Greenville
Department Name
Surgical Services - United
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Weekly Scheduled Hours
36
Hours of Work
7:00 am to 5:30 pm
Days Worked
Monday to Friday, on call weekends
Weekend Frequency
On-call weekends
Spectrum Health requires all team members to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations subject to certain exclusions based on the team member's job category. Spectrum Health is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
Accommodation Notice: If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in Spectrum Health's application process. Contact us at 616-486-SHHR (7447).
Spectrum Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected
category. See more here (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf) .
Spectrum Health requires all team members to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations subject to certain exclusions based on the team member's job category. Spectrum Health is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
Who We Are
Spectrum Health is a nationally recognized not-for-profit health system, offering a full continuum of health services through our health plan, medical group and hospital group. As an integrated health system, we are able to work together across all facilities, employees and providers to create exceptional, consumer-focused interactions.
Spectrum Health is redefining what it takes to improve the health of our communities and introducing new and innovative ways for consumers to access high-quality, low-cost care so that they can connect with us for a lifetime of health.
We strive to provide one Spectrum Health experience: a consistent, high-quality, seamless health journey for consumers; no matter where, when or how they interact with us. The result is better health outcomes for the thousands of individuals, families and communities we serve.
We are the region's largest employer, with corporate offices located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Spectrum Health Hospital Group and Spectrum Health Medical Group are consistently recognized for the exceptional care they provide. Priority Health is among the largest health system-sponsored health plans in the U.S. and offers extensive experience serving large and small employer groups, individuals, Medicare Advantage, Healthy Michigan Plan and Medicaid populations.
Since 2010, Spectrum Health has been listed five times among the 15 Top Health Systems in the U.S. by Truven Analytics™. Click here (https://www.spectrumhealth.org/about-us/quality-safety-and-patient-experience/awards) to see a complete list of our safety, quality and patient experience awards.