Certified Surgical Tech

Surgery Partners Careers • Lebanon, PA

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About The Position

Physicians Surgical Center in Lebanon is seeking a part-time Certified Surgical Technician with central sterile processing experience for a fast-paced ambulatory surgery center. The position includes various day shifts Monday through Friday, with no holidays or on-call shifts. In addition to assisting with surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel, the role performs central sterile processing duties on busy surgical days.

Surgical technologists are members of operating room teams that commonly include surgeons, anesthesiologists, and circulating nurses. The role prepares and maintains medical equipment and instruments, assists with patient preparation and positioning, provides sterile supplies and instruments to the surgical team, and helps with post-operative patient transfer and operating-room cleanup and restocking. Other duties may be assigned.

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity. It does not discriminate in personnel matters on the basis of protected characteristics or other considerations made unlawful by applicable law, and it undertakes positive actions to support diversity and a multicultural organization.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
• Total joint experience.
• Knowledge of central sterile processing.
• At least 2 years of operating room experience in a fast-paced environment.
• CPR certification.
• BLS certification.
• Ability to remain on one's feet for long periods and lift or turn disabled patients.
• Ability to concentrate for periods of up to four hours.
• Ability to communicate verbally in person and by telephone.
• Ability to use a computer keyboard and view a computer monitor.
• Works well as a team member.
• Enthusiastic, dedicated, and self-starting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain medical equipment and instrumentation for surgical procedures.
• Prepare the operating room by setting up instruments, equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Follow regulations and industry procedures while tending to patients during pre-operative procedures.
• Prepare the patient's skin and body and prepare medical equipment before operations.
• Assemble, adjust, and check sterile and non-sterile equipment to ensure it works properly.
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
• Transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.
• Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• Pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
• Hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
• Help prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens for laboratory analysis, and help apply dressings.
• Operate sterilizers, lights, and suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment.
• Help transfer patients to the recovery room after operations.
• Clean and restock the operating room after operations.
• Perform central sterile processing duties on busy surgical days.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer/company match.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Medical, dental, and vision benefit plans.
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution.
• Life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed