Lead Certified Surgical Technologist

Overview

Surgical Technologists play a crucial role in supporting surgeons and ensuring exceptional patient care and comfort. This fast-paced role demands accuracy, attention to detail, and professionalism. You'll help maintain a sterile environment and assist in procedures to ensure patient safety. If you seek a rewarding career with great work-life balance, consider joining USPI.

Benefits

• Work/Life Balance: Most of our ASC's offer daytime schedules, with no weekends and nights, and no call. (Schedules vary at our surgical centers.)
• Learning and Education: Employees have access to thousands of free online courses to further their education at their own schedule.
• Leadership and Executive Development: Whether a clinician is interested in advancing to a leadership position or a business office staff member aspires to be a hospital CFO, various programs are available.
• Coaching and Mentorship: We are committed to devoting energy and attention to grow our team members and create a lasting impact on our care. By coaching, challenging and further developing our best and brightest team members, we foster an environment to build long-term sustainable growth for our organization.

Culture

Our mission is to treat each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member. Each patient, each family, each and every time.

Success Profile

• Adaptable
• Analytical
• Confident
• Flexible
• Independent
• Quick Thinking

Responsibilities

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Lead Certified Surgical Technologist
Lead Certified Surgical Technologist at Advanced Surgery Center of Tampa

Advanced Surgery Center of Tampa, established in 2015, is South Tampa’s premier outpatient surgery center for Spine, Orthopedic, and Pain Management procedures. We are an affiliate of United Surgical Partners International, who provides first-class surgical services for local communities, and we recognize our employees as our number one asset. USPI’s mission is to treat each patient and every family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time. If you share our mission, please reach out to discuss joining our team.

Our state-of-the-art equipment allows surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of:

• Minimally Invasive Spine
• Orthopedics
• Pain Management
• Podiatry

Position Description:

The main role of the Surgical Tech is to anticipate the needs of the surgical team; establish and maintains sterile field during surgical procedures in the operating room.

• Ensures sterility of all supplies and instruments during set up of surgical procedures.
• Gowns and gloves surgeons and assistants.
• Assists in keeping physician preference cards accurate/updated.
• Retains all specimens to be sent to pathology, confirming source/name of specimen with surgeon.
• Transports all surgical equipment to appropriate cleaning areas. Assists in sterile supply with cleaning and reprocessing of instrument sets.
• Interacts appropriately and effectively with all patients/others regardless of age or ethnic background.
• Uses Standard Universal Precautions, appropriate hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safe practices to ensure personal safety and a safe environment.
• Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance and participates in emergency preparedness drills.
• Follows all equipment and safety guidelines and is responsible for knowledgeable use and care of equipment.
• Serves as a resource to other members of the health care team.
• Attends in-services, conferences, and meetings as required.
• Communicates effectively and courteously with visitors, physicians, and their office staffs, patients, and employees. Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy.
• Maintains designated certifications such as CPR, as offered by the center.
• Acts in accordance with the vision, mission, and business philosophy of the Center.
• Complies with Policies and Procedures, and adheres to safety guidelines to ensure a safe work and patient care environment.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Required Skills

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Completion of an appropriate surgical technician program or previous surgical technician experience
• Minimum of 1 year spine/ortho surgical experience required
• Previous experience in an ambulatory surgical center strongly preferred
• Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
• Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation
• Able to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
• Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians