Surgical Technician III

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks a Surgical Tech III for their Surgery department responsible for in addition to the Surgical Tech II duties, The Surgical Tech III is responsible for promoting the team effort toward excellence in patient care and efficiency by assisting and anticipating peri-operative patient care needs, seeking information from appropriate sources when applicable, gathering equipment and supplies, demonstrating knowledge of sterilization techniques, as well as the proper care and handling of specialty equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS: All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education: * Minimum: Graduation from certified surgical technician program, completion of a comparable military program, or one year's experience performing similar duties.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: * Minimum: American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS). * Preferred: National Certification or equivalent is required.

Technical Requirements: * Minimum: Knowledge of anatomy and physiology; identify the structure and functions of body parts.

Recognize common disorder of the body.

Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology.

Years of Related Work Experience: * Minimum: Minimum of six months at Cottage Health System in Surgical Services or recent cardio/vascular experience.

More than 2 years' experience employed in a comparable acute care setting demonstrative advanced specialty expertise.