Certified Surgical Technologist - Cardiac Support
Tower Health

Job Summary

Current Certification required.

One or more years of O.R. experience required.

• Demonstrates ability, knowledge, and appropriate technical skills when assigned to various procedures in accordance with AORN Standards and SCHC policies and procedures.
  
• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to work with equipment.
• Operates mechanical, electrical and air-powered equipment according to manufacturer's guidelines and ensures proper functioning prior to use.
• Demonstrates ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, precise and professional manner.
• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge regarding aseptic technique

Please contact Jerrica Alford, at Jerrica.Alford@towerhealth.org if you have any questions!

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Qualifications

*Please note that St. Christopher's Hospital for children requires BLS from the American Heart Association. If you have BLS from another affiliation, training will need to be completed and obtained thrugh the American Heart Association before your start date.

• Completion and eligibility for certification from an accredited Surgical Technologist program.
• Experience: Prior operating room experience as a surgical technologist preferred.

Overview

Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.

About St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.

St. Christopher's has more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, combining top-notch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties including Cardiology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Orthopedics. It houses the only Verified Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher's is a Magnet® designated hospital and was recognized as a Women's Choice Award Best Children's Hospital.

In addition to its main location in Philadelphia, the hospital has a growing network of primary and specialty care locations throughout the Philadelphia suburbs and New Jersey so your child's health conditions can be treated close to home.

Operating department of 10 rooms, a sterile core central to all rooms, plus PACU, and GI/Endoscopy suite.

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