Title: Surgical Technician I

Location: Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Department: Surgery Services

Status: Full Time

Shift: Days – 12 hour shifts

Pay Range: $34.50/hr - $39.65/hr

Sign On: $3,000 signing bonus available to external hires new to MHS employment, contingent upon satisfaction of employment requirements.

At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary:

The Surgery Technician scrubs for surgical procedures in the Operating Room as assigned under the supervision of a RN.The Surgery Technician Per Diem provides safe cost-effective patient care throughout the preoperative, intra-operative, and post-operative periods to the Operating Room patient according to established LBMC standards.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

List of broad job specific functions.

·Consistently applies infection control policies and procedures Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical information system and applies principles to patient documentation.

·Meets Population specific competencies.

·Attends department specific education, training, inservices, and staff meetings

·Provides preoperative, intra-operative, and post-operative care

·Uses surgical equipment safely to prevent patient or personal injury Ability to be at work and be on time.

·Provides care in a safe and cost effective manner

·Performs other duties as assigned..

Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications/Work Experience

·         Experience as a surgical technician in the OR is preferably

Education / Licensure / Certification

·         Graduation from surgical technician program or equivalent training.

·         Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate.