Surgical Tech,Cert.,PT,Weekends

About the Role

Assists in care of patients of all ages before, during and after surgical procedures by performing scrub duties and related functions as a member of the surgical team on a novice to advanced beginner level. Maintains patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality. Complies with legal aspects of patient care, sterilization standards, and standards for handling sharps or contaminated instruments. Participates in quality improvement activities and completes hospital-required education annually.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for surgical procedures by collecting necessary supplies and instruments according to Surgeon Preference Card (15%).
• Prepares the Operating Room for cases by opening sterile supplies, setting up tables, and arranging instruments and supplies according to the type of case (10%).
• Assists the surgical team during the operative procedure. Maintains correct count of instruments, needles, and sponges. Identifies and cares for specimens. Handles drugs and solutions under the direction of the RN (45%).
• Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and performs terminal cleaning at the end of the day. Returns unused supplies, instruments, and extra equipment to proper storage (10%).
• Maintains aseptic techniques; actively monitors situations that could lead to breaches in aseptic technique and takes corrective action (10%).
• Completes annual age-specific accountabilities (5%).
• Completes 15 hours of surgical technology continuing education annually between January 1st and December 1st (5%).

Requirements

• Job-related coursework beyond high school – Diploma in Surgical Technology required.
• CST (Certified Surgical Technologist) certification with NBSTSA or NCCT certification accepted if employed as a Surgical Technologist in South Carolina prior to January 1, 2008, or completed a Surgical Technologist military training program.
• In lieu of the education requirement, must be current with mandatory 15 hours annually of ST continuing education and either have been employed as a Surgical Technologist in South Carolina prior to January 1, 2008, or have completed a Surgical Technologist military training program.
• Team members employed in this job prior to July 1, 2020, are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements but must be certification-eligible and will have one year to obtain required certification.

Skills

• Basic computer skills.
• Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier).
• Must complete 15 hours of mandatory surgical technology education annually.
• Maintains surgical technology certification.

Schedule

Weekend shift.

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital, Operating Room.