Surgical Technologist - Clemmons Surgery Center

Full-time position, 40 hours per week at Surgery Center Clemmons. Benefits eligible.

Pay

Pay range: $25.30 - $37.95 per hour.

Requirements

• Graduation from a Surgical Technology program or from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
• Certification in specialty area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures quality patient care, safety, and advocacy through critical thinking, anticipation, and management of case-specific needs under direct supervision of the RN.
• Ensures complete, accurate, and timely care, cleanliness, and management of instruments, equipment, and supplies.
• Communicates effectively, positively, and professionally with the team, co-workers, and patients.
• Demonstrates professional manners while exercising verbal and nonverbal communication with the multidisciplinary team, co-workers, and patients.
• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance, professional growth, and development.
• Demonstrates cost containment activities of instruments and inventory.
• Renders care to assigned patients under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN), including assisting with direct patient care activities.
• Prepares and stocks the Operating Room before and after surgery.
• Gathers clean and sterile supplies; sets up sterile instrument fields.
• Maintains and monitors aseptic techniques.

Skills

• Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations.
• Resilient and flexible in a changing environment.
• Systems for patient safety.
• Technology/informatics skills.
• Practice innovation.

Work Environment

• Possible exposure to infections and contagious diseases, hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids, and wastes.
• Possible exposure to toxic chemicals and radiation.
• Handles emergency or crisis situations.
• Subject to many interruptions.
• Highly stressful and crowded, noisy conditions.

Required protective equipment: Eye/face protection, gown, mask, gloves, hair covering.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including competitive compensation and generous retirement offerings.
• Base compensation within the listed pay range based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
• Premium pay such as shift, on-call, and more based on the teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.).

About the Organization

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.