Surgical Tech II - Labor and Delivery - Casual/PRN

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and the people we employ. Our culture, known as The Meaning of Care, sets us apart by helping families grow through special deliveries, conveying difficult diagnoses with compassion, going above and beyond for patient needs, and giving high fives when patients overcome diseases or personal health challenges.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a great work environment where all employees are valued. Employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary

Location: Methodist Women's Hospital
Address: 707 N. 190th Plaza - Elkhorn, NE
Work Schedule: Casual position. 12 hour shifts from 7:00am to 7:00pm and 7:00pm to 7:00am.

Responsibilities

• Performs preoperative preparation.
• Reviews physician preference list before operative procedure and assembles supplies and equipment needed for procedure.
• Opens sterile supplies using sterile technique.
• Transfers medications and solutions to the sterile field according to policy.
• Communicates clearly and collaborates with other members of the perioperative team to prepare operative procedure.
• Functions as scrub person during operative procedure by preparing, monitoring, and maintaining a sterile field.
• Completes surgical scrub according to policy.
• Pays attention to detail and follows standard and policy for attire in the operating room.
• Organizes and maintains sterile instruments and supplies in an organized manner.
• Completes counts according to facility policy and procedure during procedure and hand-off situations.
• Applies base knowledge and principles during operative procedure (Intraoperative Surgical).
• Identifies labels and handles specimens including hand-off situations and disposition of specimen.
• Demonstrates collegiality and leadership qualities.
• Demonstrates awareness of, and participation in performance improvement activities.
• Reports potential performance improvement problems, to coordinators, core nurse and service leader, assists in problem solving.
• Maintains compliance with department call requirements, adjusts hours to meet patient services.
• Eligible to seat preceptor training and serve as a mentor.
• Collaborates with specialty coordinator and Staff Development Nurse on completion of orientation processes including orientation map, core competencies and assignments.
• Documents ongoing process of orienting staff and assists in mentoring.
• Participates in orientation of team members to new equipment and supplies.
• Achieves or maintains certification in profession, Certified Surgical Technologist.
• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
• Precepting.
• Conducts need assessments.
• Conducts one on one and group training.
• Is knowledgeable of equipment used in surgical procedures, their reference manuals, and resources for consultation.
• Performs clinical preceptor role for specialty service and follows core competency outline.
• Collaborates with appropriate Core Coordinator, and/or Resource Coordinator regarding assignments of students and orientees and documents progress or concerns.
• Documents on core competencies, records orientees/students' progress, and suggests improvements and additional learning needs.
• Collaborates with L&D and HROB Core Coordinator on completion of core competencies for specialty service.
• Provides care and is able to provide intervention for all patient populations.

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technology program required. For MJE Surgery Main: Completion of a Military Surgical Technology program may be substituted for an accredited Surgical Technology program. Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirement.
• Experience: MH, WH, MFH & MPC: 2 or more years of current operating room experience or a Certified Surgical Tech that meets the level one criteria required. MJE Surgery Main: One or more years of current operating room experience or current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) that meets Surgical Tech level I criteria required.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) required. Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Certification preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to perform mathematical computations.
• Skilled in promoting positive relations when interacting with patients or other customers.
• Requires working with multiple activities and dividing time and attention to a variety of demands and working irregular hours.
• Ability to work in a team environment and solve problems in a diplomatic fashion.
• Oral and written communication with staff, patients, visitors, physicians and other departments.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Not necessary for the position (0%): Climbing, Crawling, Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Keyboarding/typing, Kneeling, Sitting, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing colors, Grasping, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Speaking/talking, Standing, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Walking, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Hearing, Seeing/visual.

About the company

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.