Level I - Surgical Technologist - $32-35 per hour at Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Surgical Technologist Level I for a job in Panorama City, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Surgical Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 1 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Staff

Job Summary:
Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or physician and in accordance with the legal scope of competency and within established standards of care, policies and procedures: assists the physician during surgical procedures by performing scrub duties.

Essential Responsibilities:

• The Certified Surgical Technician demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors.


• Leadership Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.


• Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude. Identifies and supports new ideas. Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.


• Participates in problem identification and resolution in collaboration with the Registered Nurse.


• Prioritizes work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities and notifies Registered Nurse if unable to complete assignments.


• Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice. Nursing Process Correctly identifies patient and scheduled procedure.


• Performs patient care activities, within the scope of competency, considering age-related needs of the patient as assigned.


• Reports unusual findings to the Registered Nurse.


• Collects data and provides information in a timely manner to the registered Nurse which may assist within the revision of the plan of care.


• Discharge barriers are discussed with the Registered Nurse and intervention taken as directed.


• Clinical Outcomes Applies standard precautions; keeps a safe environment for self and others.


• Observes patient/family conditions and reports to Registered Nurse sudden changes or unusual findings.


• Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing by completion of departmental competency validation.


• Transports patients, equipment, supplies, and specimens throughout the medical center utilizing proper body mechanics.


• Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, measuring/monitoring, assessing and improving.


• Assembles and ensures all equipment/supplies/instruments are appropriate, available, calibrated, and adjusted, in working order, sterilized per protocol and organized for upcoming procedure.


• Sets up and organizes room.


• Performs scrub role (e.g., anticipates surgeons needs, pass instruments, cut sutures, hold retractors, obtain/process tissue samples) according to standard.


• Assists physician within scope of competency.


• Assists with transfer, transport, and stabilization of patient within the scope of competency.


• Cleans instruments, containers, and equipment according to established guidelines and reassembles packs, prepares for sterilization and/or returns to Central Processing.


• Operates sterilization equipment.


• Operates equipment safely and reports defective equipment upon discovery.


• Cleans, lubricates, and performs preventive maintenance.


• Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently.


• Customer Service Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specific department.


• Anticipates the customers desires, takes proactive steps to meet those needs by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.


• Assists members who are less than satisfied with their experience by listening and taking responsibility within their scope to ensure that the issue is resolved.


• Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.


• Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, gives patients and their significant others the information needed within their scope of competency.


• Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.


• Assures a clean, orderly and functional work environment.


• Team Commitment Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.


• Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.


• Takes accountability for own actions and accepts constructive criticism.


• Assists others unfamiliar to the department.


• Attends all mandatory meetings and inservices, a minimum of 50% of staff meetings, and actively participates in other departmental professional development (Requirement may vary for per diem staff).


• Participates with the assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of annual educational plan.


• Keeps self-informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendation for change.


• Adheres to Regional Attendance Policy.


• Reports to assigned area promptly, being present and available for report at beginning of assigned shift. Minimizes personal phone call time.


• Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment.


• Fiscal Responsibility Organizes work to minimize the use of overtime.


• Identifies and assists in systems improvement that need simplification or correction.


• Utilizes payroll and non- payroll resources to their maximum potential.

• One (1) year within the last three (3) years operating room scrubbing or equivalent military experience, including a variety of surgical procedures.


• Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.

• Graduate of an approved surgical technologist or military equivalent program.


• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

• National Center for Competency Testing Certificate - Technologist in Surgery from National Center for Competency Testing OR Surgical Technologist Certificate from National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

• Basic Life Support

• Position requires considerable walking, standing, moderate lifting, exposure to patient elements, and handling of emergencies and patient incidents within their scope of competency.


• Experience requirements may be waived or modified when an appropriate program or course is available and successfully completed.


• Maintains required certifications as applicable.


• Communicates in a clear, concise manner appropriate to the development stage of the patient.


• Has full command of the English language (written and verbal).

• Some positions may be posted as bilingual Spanish required on a position-by-position basis.


• May be expected to float to other areas within their scope of competency.


• Willing to be trained on computer systems.

• This is an on call position, days and hours may vary.


• If twelve (12) hour option chosen, shift will be 7:00 pm-7:30 am, back up 8 hour shift will be 11:00 pm to 7:00 am. 


• Will work every other weekend 

Kaiser Permanente Job ID #1237045. Posted job title: Surgical Tech I

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