Surgical Tech II - Surgery Main OR - Full Time - Days

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This commitment is encapsulated in their culture, known as The Meaning of Care, which emphasizes personalized care and a dedication to improving the lives of those they serve.

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.
• Wears appropriate personal protective apparel (PPA) and follows standard and policy for attire in the operating room.
• Organizes and maintains sterile instruments and supplies in organized manner.
• Performs counts according to facility policy and procedure during procedure and hand-off situations.
• Applies base knowledge and principles during operative procedure (Intraoperative Surgical).
• Base knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, microbiology and pharmacology for optimal surgical patient care.
• Principles of computer science, electricity and robotics as needed for surgical patient care.
• Principles of sterile technique during the surgical procedure.
• Follows policy and procedure for Intraoperative Surgical procedures.
• Participates in surgical time-out, fire risk assessment, and case summary for each operative procedure.
• Identifies labels and handles specimens including hand-off situations and disposition of specimen.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technology program required.
• Completion of a Military Surgical Technology program may be substituted for an accredited Surgical Technology program.
• Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirement.
• Military experience: 2 or more years of current operating room experience or a Certified Surgical Tech that meets the level one criteria required.
• National experience: One or more years of current operating room experience or current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) that meets Surgical Tech level I criteria required.
• National weekend experience: 2 years of OR experience for weekend positions required.

Skills

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

Nebraska Methodist Health System offers competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued. Most importantly, employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities they live and work in.

Pay

Competitive pay is offered based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The schedule is 6:45am to 5:15pm, variable day off, and includes call rotation.

Additional Information

Job Summary: Allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care by assisting physicians and maintaining a sterile field during surgical procedure through consistent application of aseptic techniques.

Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position: Sign-on bonus, Tuition reimbursement, Shift differentials & other financial incentives, and Free parking.

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.