Seasonal Certified Surgical Tech - Cardiac Vascular Transplant Operating Room

InterHealth Staffing is a for-profit staffing division of TGH committed to providing patients with excellent and compassionate care. Positions range from permanent clinical float roles (Full time or Part Time) to Seasonal 13-week assignments with significantly higher base pay. As the region’s leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.

Patient Population (Diagnoses): Adults (liver transplants, kidney transplants, heart transplants, lung transplants, valves, thoracic, vascular, Peds (kidney transplants)

Unit Specialty: Cardiac, Vascular, and/or Transplant, Robotic, General

Assists prominent surgeons with Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, Transplant (Hearts, Lungs, Livers, Kidneys) surgical procedures

Organizes and prepares the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.

Count surgical instruments, sponges, needles and supplies before, during and after the surgery.

Provide instruments to surgeons anticipating the need and physicians’ preference during surgical procedures.

Assists with cleaning, restocking, and processing of the surgical suite, instruments, and equipment, as needed and turning over the operating room after the procedure.

Assist in transportation and positioning of patients using proper body mechanics and technique.

Identifies and reports situations requiring intervention to the RN or Clinician.