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St. Francis Regional Medical Center, located in Shakopee, Minn., provides an array of patient care services, including The Family Birth Place, Breast Center, Cancer Center, pediatric care, rehabilitation and sports medicine, as well as a range of health education and support groups. With 798 employees, 459 physicians and 86 staffed beds, St. Francis provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services to more than 115,000 patients each year on a collaborative medical campus with more than 30 other providers. This unique structure enables St. Francis to combine the caring and compassion of a community hospital with the modern medical technology, specialties and services found in the metro area. It is jointly owned by Allina Health, Essentia Health Critical Access Group and HealthPartners.

• Demonstrates the ability to scrub on all procedures performed at SFRMC
• Assesses and maintains updated skills on new equipment and procedures
• Recommend changes to the care plans to the RN
• Assists with patient positioning and transfer
• Assist with room turnover
• Assists in providing customer service based preference list and care plans
• Follows policies and procedures of the procedural services department
• Demonstrates principles of aseptic technique
• Demonstrates principles of sterilization and decontamination
• Assists in developing education plans
• Assists in orientation in the OR in the scrub role
• Demonstrates continuing self-education pertinent to the operating room environment
• Informs team members of needed equipment, supplies during the procedure
• Informs RN of problems, difficulties occurring during the procedure
• Documents all changes in physician preference list
• Informs charge nurse of physician request for special/new equipment
• Requests, accepts and provides constructive criticism
• Attends in services and classes related to unit
• Attends mandatory in services and competency testing
• Participates in staff meetings
• Maintains positive relationships with others
• Willingly and independently assist others with work
• Maintains confidentiality
• Attire is appropriate
• Performs technical functions per department/procedures
• Recognizes position knowledge and limitations
• Behaves maturely and professionally
• Supports patient care and departmental needs by being flexible in scheduling of hours and accepting assignments
• Respects individual contributions of colleagues and other health care team members
• Adheres to work agreement and established attendance standards
• Seeks resolution of conflict situations/families and health team members
• Reports patient vulnerability to RN
• Serves as a patent advocate
• Maintains a safe/clean environment
• Reports/returns defective equipment
• Participates in hospital/unit specific committees
• Identifies cost-effective opportunities
• Participates in quality improvement activities
• Contributes to peer review process
• Maintains unit cohesion/constructive solutions
• Preceptor to students and new employees

• High school graduate
• Graduate of Surgical Technician School
• Certification within 1 year of hire.

• 28 hours a week
• Days/Evenings
• Shifts will vary. Shifts are 6:45, 9:00, 11:00 and 2:30 start times.
• Call responsibilities for this position will be rotated. Restricted and unrestricted call and a call room in house for restricted.
• SEIU
• Benefit eligible

The City of Shakopee is located in the southwest corner of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, 23 miles from Minneapolis, on the Minnesota River. Residents of Shakopee enjoy both the atmosphere of a small town and the resources of a thriving metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1857 as a booming river town, today Shakopee is the county seat of Scott County, one of the fastest growing counties in the United States. The city has its own downtown central business district, regional medical center and business park and is home to regional entertainment attractions such as Historic Murphys Landing, Valleyfair Amusement Park, and Canterbury Park Racetrack.

Shakopee:

• Located 20 miles Southwest of the Twin Cities
• Population = 34,000
• Service Area = 120,000

Community Resource Links:

Community Information School Digger

Explore Minnesota MN Dept of Education

Minneapolis St. Paul MagazineSt. Paul Pioneer Press

Twin Cities Living MagazineStar Tribune

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