Surgical Technologist Endo (Full Time)

About the role

The role involves providing intraoperative care to patients by functioning as the scrub person assisting the surgical team during an operative procedure.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes quality aseptic technique when working in an unsterile or sterile role in the OR.
• Affords assistance to the circulating RN in monitoring technique of all persons in the OR to maintain a sterile field.
• Performs sponge, instrument, and needle counts with the circulating RN following established guidelines.
• Assists with gowning and gloving surgeons and positioning equipment and instruments.
• Passes sterile instruments to the surgical team during a surgical procedure.
• Affords assistance with transportation and positioning of the patients to include assisting the surgical team by holding retractors and positioning of operative limb under direction of surgeon.
• Prepares supplies and equipment for surgical procedure following preference cards.
• Affords assistance with sterilization and maintenance of sterile and non-sterile supplies and equipment.
• Maintains inventory; orders; and restocks supplies, instruments, and equipment.
• Removes out-of-date items and discards or reprocesses following established guidelines.
• Affords assistance with the general cleaning duties of the department.
• Affords assistance with equipment checks as assigned.
• Affords assistance with the proper recording of patient charges.
• Call with a response time of 30 minutes.
• Serves as a mentor to the team and supports the development of level one technologists.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse AND two (2) years of previous scrub experience, OR Completion of a Surgical Technology Program AND surgical technologist certification.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Qualifications

Experience Preferred Qualifications: One year of Surgical Technology experience. Advanced knowledge in desired specialty.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Varied (United States of America)

Work Environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Additional Job Description Exempt/Non-Exempt United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company

WH Wheeling Hospital Inc.

Cost Center

764 WH Surgery Endoscopy

Address

1 Medical Park Drive Wheeling West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.