Operating Room Surgical Tech

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

2d•$37 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a capable Operating Room Surgical Technologist who implements and evaluates care of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients undergoing diagnostic and invasive surgical procedures. Provides care to patients with complex health issues and serves as a clinical resource to staff. Analyzes and anticipates less predictable outcomes of surgical interventions. Leads service area-based committees. Individual is considered an expert in at least one specialty area and can competently handle multiple specialties. Specialty areas include General Surgery, ENT, Robotics, Ophthalmology (Corneal; Retina Cell transplants), Complex GYN, Complex Ortho/Spine, Thoracic, and Vascular. Participates in identifying cost containment activities. Monitors and maintains supplies and initiates purchases to ensure par levels. Identifies more complex patient needs by reviewing procedure protocol, physician's request, and assessing the patient's physical needs. Prioritizes procedure process and supplies for specialty groups of patients. Identifies verbally or in writing unusual incidents during patient care procedures and identifies complex procedure problems related to patient reaction, symptoms, or changes in needs based on patient reactions. Plans for surgical procedure based on identified needs of surgeon and patient. Implements intervention for identified patient problems as related to surgical procedure and patient needs. Utilizes appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care. Determines the equipment, materials, and resources needed to meet the patient procedure plan. Communicates patients' and staff needs and responses through written and verbal communication to management as appropriate. Keeps the peri-operative team abreast of the procedure needs and progress. Maintains courteous and professional behavior in all interactions. Participates in the development and revision of procedure protocols, unit-based forms and specialty clinical pathways. Documents all aspects of care by following the established unit procedure. Establishes and meets goals in one or more of the following areas: clinical practice, management, education, and/or research. Active membership in professional organization. Functions as a resource to resolve issues related to patient advocacy. Acts as a resource for complex interdisciplinary needs. Identifies available supply resources to meet procedure needs. Assists in identifying staff and patient education needs based on clinical situations and recommends appropriate in-service. Assists with planning and conducting department orientation of new staff and students. Assists with unit-based competency requirements. Serves as role model or mentor for new staff and students. Complies with established policies and procedures. Provides input in developing and revising policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient population to improve the quality of patient care. Successfully completes hospital and department-based orientation programs. Attends educational programs to develop optimal knowledge in area of specialty. Assists in identifying ways in which patient and procedure outcomes can be modified through research and/or quality monitoring to improve the quality of patient care. Serves as clinical resources for Surgical Technologists in designated service line for orienting new employees. Reviews and identifies revisions to the surgical preference cards for designated service. Participates in unit based and hospital wide performance improvement programs. Assists in research and related activities in the surgery department. Identifies and communicates researchable problems as appropriate. Analyzes and reports data to appropriate source. Performs related responsibilities as required. Assists surgeons and nurses with patients, equipment preparation, aseptic technique, and surgical procedures in the operating room. Prepares the operating room for surgery by assembling routine supplies, materials, instruments, and equipment; obtains special supplies indicated by physician. Sets up and operates a variety of specialized instrumentation, manual and powered equipment. Follows procedures for pre and post-operative accounting of sharps, sponges and instruments used in the surgical set up.

Requirements

Expertise in at least one specialty area and ability to competently handle multiple specialties.
Specialty areas include General Surgery, ENT, Robotics, Ophthalmology (Corneal; Retina Cell transplants), Complex GYN, Complex Ortho/Spine, Thoracic, and Vascular.
Ability to analyze and anticipate less predictable outcomes of surgical interventions.
Ability to identify more complex patient needs by reviewing procedure protocol, physician's request, and assessing the patient's physical needs.
Ability to prioritize procedure process and supplies for specialty groups of patients.
Ability to identify verbally or in writing unusual incidents during patient care procedures and identify complex procedure problems related to patient reaction, symptoms, or changes in needs based on patient reactions.
Ability to plan for surgical procedure based on identified needs of surgeon and patient.
Ability to implement intervention for identified patient problems as related to surgical procedure and patient needs.
Ability to utilize appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care.
Ability to determine the equipment, materials, and resources needed to meet the patient procedure plan.
Ability to communicate patients' and staff needs and responses through written and verbal communication to management as appropriate.
Ability to keep the peri-operative team abreast of the procedure needs and progress.
Ability to maintain courteous and professional behavior in all interactions.
Ability to participate in the development and revision of procedure protocols, unit-based forms and specialty clinical pathways.
Ability to document all aspects of care by following the established unit procedure.
Ability to establish and meet goals in one or more of the following areas: clinical practice, management, education, and/or research.
Active membership in professional organization.
Ability to function as a resource to resolve issues related to patient advocacy.
Ability to act as a resource for complex interdisciplinary needs.
Ability to identify available supply resources to meet procedure needs.
Ability to assist in identifying staff and patient education needs based on clinical situations and recommend appropriate in-service.
Ability to assist with planning and conducting department orientation of new staff and students.
Ability to assist with unit-based competency requirements.
Ability to serve as role model or mentor for new staff and students.
Ability to comply with established policies and procedures.
Ability to provide input in developing and revising policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient population to improve the quality of patient care.
Ability to successfully complete hospital and department-based orientation programs.
Ability to attend educational programs to develop optimal knowledge in area of specialty.
Ability to assist in identifying ways in which patient and procedure outcomes can be modified through research and/or quality monitoring to improve the quality of patient care.
Ability to serve as clinical resources for Surgical Technologists in designated service line for orienting new employees.
Ability to review and identify revisions to the surgical preference cards for designated service.
Ability to participate in unit based and hospital wide performance improvement programs.
Ability to assist in research and related activities in the surgery department.
Ability to identify and communicate researchable problems as appropriate.
Ability to analyze and report data to appropriate source.
Ability to perform related responsibilities as required.
Ability to assist surgeons and nurses with patients, equipment preparation, aseptic technique, and surgical procedures in the operating room.
Ability to prepare the operating room for surgery by assembling routine supplies, materials, instruments, and equipment; obtains special supplies indicated by physician.
Ability to set up and operate a variety of specialized instrumentation, manual and powered equipment.
Ability to follow procedures for pre and post-operative accounting of sharps, sponges and instruments used in the surgical set up.

Responsibilities

Implements and evaluates care of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients undergoing diagnostic and invasive surgical procedures.
Provides care to patients with complex health issues and serves as a clinical resource to staff.
Analyzes and anticipates less predictable outcomes of surgical interventions.
Leads service area-based committees.
Participates in identifying cost containment activities.
Monitors and maintains supplies and initiates purchases to ensure par levels.
Identifies more complex patient needs by reviewing procedure protocol, physician's request, and assessing the patient's physical needs.
Prioritizes procedure process and supplies for specialty groups of patients.
Identifies verbally or in writing unusual incidents during patient care procedures and identifies complex procedure problems related to patient reaction, symptoms, or changes in needs based on patient reactions.
Plans for surgical procedure based on identified needs of surgeon and patient.
Implements intervention for identified patient problems as related to surgical procedure and patient needs.
Utilizes appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care.
Determines the equipment, materials, and resources needed to meet the patient procedure plan.
Communicates patients' and staff needs and responses through written and verbal communication to management as appropriate.
Keeps the peri-operative team abreast of the procedure needs and progress.
Maintains courteous and professional behavior in all interactions.
Participates in the development and revision of procedure protocols, unit-based forms and specialty clinical pathways.
Documents all aspects of care by following the established unit procedure.
Establishes and meets goals in one or more of the following areas: clinical practice, management, education, and/or research.
Active membership in professional organization.
Functions as a resource to resolve issues related to patient advocacy.
Acts as a resource for complex interdisciplinary needs.
Identifies available supply resources to meet procedure needs.
Assists in identifying staff and patient education needs based on clinical situations and recommends appropriate in-service.
Assists with planning and conducting department orientation of new staff and students.
Assists with unit-based competency requirements.
Serves as role model or mentor for new staff and students.
Complies with established policies and procedures.
Provides input in developing and revising policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient population to improve the quality of patient care.
Successfully completes hospital and department-based orientation programs.
Attends educational programs to develop optimal knowledge in area of specialty.
Assists in identifying ways in which patient and procedure outcomes can be modified through research and/or quality monitoring to improve the quality of patient care.
Serves as clinical resources for Surgical Technologists in designated service line for orienting new employees.
Reviews and identifies revisions to the surgical preference cards for designated service.
Participates in unit based and hospital wide performance improvement programs.
Assists in research and related activities in the surgery department.
Identifies and communicates researchable problems as appropriate.
Analyzes and reports data to appropriate source.
Performs related responsibilities as required.
Assists surgeons and nurses with patients, equipment preparation, aseptic technique, and surgical procedures in the operating room.
Prepares the operating room for surgery by assembling routine supplies, materials, instruments, and equipment; obtains special supplies indicated by physician.
Sets up and operate a variety of specialized instrumentation, manual and powered equipment.
Follows procedures for pre and post-operative accounting of sharps, sponges and instruments used in the surgical set up.