Surgical Technologist

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Surgical TechnologistRapides Regional Medical Center

Rapides Regional 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 free 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.
  
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance 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)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
  

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We are seeking a(an) Surgical Technologist for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

The surgical technician is responsible for maintaining the integrity, safety, and the efficiency of the sterile field throughout the surgical procedure to insure optimum outcomes for patients of all ages. The surgical technician prepares and arranges instruments and supplies, and assists the surgeon and assistants throughout the operation. Their assignments are based on acuity and skills required. He/she must work effectively with fellow employees from all units. He/she should also be able to accept responsibility for own actions. They must fulfill the standard of professional ethics and demonstrate exceptional customer service skills while acting as a role model and resource person for others in the department. The surgical technician is restricted from administering medications, completing patient records, or carrying out direct physician orders regarding treatment of patients beyond their licensed scope of practice.

• Maintain safe, physical environment and required equipment and supplies
  
• Give direct patient care as delegated
  
• Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and related criteria appropriate to all age groups
  
• Provide patient/family education that promotes healthy behaviors, supports recovery and enables the patients to be involved in decisions about their own care
  
• Respect patient privacy and confidentiality of personal communication with or about patients
  
• Notifies the circulator nurse of any changes in patients� conditions noted, problems encountered and need for change in plan of care
  
• Supply inventory maintenance
  
• Be an effective member of the health care team by: Restocking OR rooms as assigned. Assisting with all aspects of care of patient to provide quality care. Assisting with orientation of new employees. Pulling surgical case supplies. Participating in unit conferences and quality improvement projects
  
• Continually develops skills to maintain competence and expand role to high level OR Tech and to function optimally
  
• Able to identify potential or actual victims of abuse and understands proper reporting mechanism
  
• Able to recognize adverse drug reactions and demonstrates understanding of proper reporting mechanism once reaction is identified
  
• Use of patient care equipment and supplies safely and efficiently by practicing principles of good body mechanics and moving equipment and patients
  
• Removing discontinued use equipment from surgery rooms and storing in proper places
  
• Reporting broken/defective equipment/supplies promptly and removing from service
  
• Instrument set maintenance
  
• Handling equipment safely trying to eliminate damage or breakage
  
• Notifying circulator of used supplies and equipment so appropriate charge records may be maintained
  
• Informing circulator of use of implantable supplies to assure tracking of devices maintained
  
• Assuring sterility of processed instruments
  
• Understanding principles in sterile processing and storing sterile supplies to maintain integrity
  
• Demonstrates compliance to policies related to proper posting of surgical cases and processing patients through the surgery department
  

• High School Graduate / GED
  
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or CPR for Healthcare Providers must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
  
• Previous experience required
  

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. At Rapides Regional we believe that well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the hospital. This culture impacts the well-being of patients and their families. It also impacts your colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. Learn what our commitment to patient satisfaction, service excellence and professional expertise can do for your career.

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.

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"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

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Surgical Technologist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.