Surgical Technologist

RWD Consulting•Bethesda, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This candidate will provide operational support to the Department of Simulation (SIM), Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The role involves managing correspondence, maintaining logs, proctoring exams, developing marketing materials, tracking and replenishing supplies, coordinating with other departments on quality projects and training needs, and ensuring the smooth execution of surgical simulation training events. The position requires close communication with leadership regarding potential risks to accreditation and patient safety.

Requirements

Must be a United States Citizen
No degree necessary
Read, Write and Speak English
Proficient with MS Office Suite
3-5 years of experience as a Surgical Technician, Surgical Technologist, prior-service military 4N1X1, 68D or CST (Certified Surgical Technologist)
Certification training program must be verified through ARC/STSA or CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education of Allied Health Education Programs)

Responsibilities

Prepare a variety of general correspondence and reports including assignment and reminder letters for continuing review and reports for a variety of internal and external regulatory civilian and military departments and agencies.
Maintain logs of all incoming and outgoing correspondence as it pertains to personnel seeking surgical simulation services training, to include Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) and/or Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) training and testing requests.
Completes FLS and FES exams as a test proctor certified through the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
Develop, prepare and disseminate approved marketing materials to promote surgical simulation training events.
Responsible to track and request replenishment of all surgical skills related class VIII and surgical simulation materials/consumables.
Reports and maintains an accurate account and system for all surgical training equipment as well as the class VIII materials on hand.
Coordinates with the Simulation Quality Nurse to assist with hospital quality based projects.
Coordinates with Graduate Medical Education Department in order to ascertain the number of healthcare personnel that are required to be certified FLS/FES, suturing and/or other surgical skills where simulation is required or may be the most effective training method.
Track and record required information as required from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for continued accreditation as a way of demonstrating appropriate statistics and how it relates independently to qualitative outcomes for personnel enrolled in surgical training programs.
Prepare SIM calendars for all surgical simulation training revolving schedules and activities.
Responsible for all surgical simulation training activities and coordinates with the appropriate course leadership to ensure all challenges have been mitigated and resolved prior to beginning training events.
Communicates appropriately with Directorate, Education, Training & Research (DETR) and SIM leadership if course offerings become endangered to a point that not hosting such certificate courses would endanger the center’s accreditation patient safety, credentialing, and/or the hospital’s inability to perform direct patient care.
Ensures that all applicable hosted training activities are properly coordinated between the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) and SIM for events in support of the hospital’s credentialling requirements.