Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers thatremainon the leading edge of technology andeducation allwhile consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area and Florida. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Caregivers in Weston Hospital’s Operating Room (OR) circulate a wide variety of complex surgical cases across the hospital’s 18-suite Operating Room, including but not limited to organ transplants, orthopedic, and neurosurgical procedures.

Surgical Technologists play a vital role in ensuring the success and safety of every procedure. Working under the supervision of surgeons and registered nurses, they assist throughout the surgical process—maintaining a sterile field and ensuring the highest standards of patient care. Their responsibilities include checking supplies and equipment, setting up sterile tables, performing counts, draping the sterile field, passing instruments to the surgical team, preparing sterile dressings, and cleaning instruments for terminal sterilization.

Surgical Technologists are essential members of the perioperative team—surgery would not be possible without their skill, precision, and dedication.

A caregiver in this position worksdaysfrom6:30AM – 5:30PM,with on-call requirements.** Eligible for a Sign-On Bonus of up to $7000 **

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide quality, individualized patient care in the perioperative,intraoperativeand postoperative phases.

• Follow guidelines for perioperative practices asestablishedby AORN.

• Maintain the sterile field.

• Assemble,checkand open sterile packs, sutures and more.

• Practice andassistothers inmaintainingaseptic technique and report and/or correct any breaks.

• Comply withrequired standards for patient positioning, skin preparation,countingand side-site verification.

• Remain with the sterile setup toassuremaintenance of the sterile field.

• Assistwith draping the sterile field.

• Collect specimens as directed by the surgeon andidentifythe origin of each specimen to the RN Circulator.

• Assistsurgeons and assistants with retraction and suction as directed.

• Assure that all biohazard material is handled and disposed ofproperly usinguniversal precautions.

• Keepaccuratecounts of all sutures, sharps, softgoodsand instruments.

• Assure that all instrumentation is returned to decontamination with proper documentation count sheets.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of aSurgicalTechnology program accredited through the CAAHEP or ABHES OR completion of a military surgical technology program OR certification as a Surgical Technologist (acceptable certifications for this route are TS-C (through the National Center for Competency Training) or CST (through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Certified Surgical Technologist

• Two years of experience in a multi-disciplined OR in an acute care hospital setting

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