Surgical Tech II, Ortho, Belle Meade

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

41d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a Surgical Tech II to join their Orthopedic team at the Belle Meade location. This role involves assisting physicians and nursing staff before, during, and after surgical procedures by maintaining a sterile field and providing necessary instruments and supplies. The Surgical Tech II will perform competently in most cases within a given service or shift. Vanderbilt Health Belle Meade is an outpatient facility offering a range of services across multiple specialties, designed for convenient, state-of-the-art care. The facility includes operating rooms, exam rooms, infusion stations, and imaging capabilities.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved specific discipline OR successful completion of a surgical technologist training program during military service.
Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience.
Certification from NBSTSA (CST) or NCCT (TS-C). Exception: If a graduate of a surgical technologist armed forces training program, no certification is required.
Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of specific equipment, its performance criteria, capabilities, and limitations. Able to use equipment for basic tasks. May conduct remedial and preventive maintenance.
Procedures Knowledge (Fundamental Awareness): Limited experience, training, or exposure to procedures knowledge.
Operating Room Care (Novice): Sufficient fundamental proficiency to demonstrate operating room care in practical applications of moderate difficulty, generally under direction.
Environmental Sterility & Safety (Fundamental Awareness): Limited experience, training, or exposure to environmental sterility and safety.
Inventory Management (Fundamental Awareness): Limited experience, training, or exposure to Inventory Management. Understands concepts and principles. Familiar with tools, processes, procedures, and policies.
Surgical Technology (Novice): Sufficient fundamental proficiency to demonstrate surgical technology in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Equipment Maintenance (Fundamental Awareness): Limited experience, training, or exposure to maintenance activities.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in Ortho cases.

Responsibilities

Facilitates patient care by assisting the surgeon before, during, and after surgical procedures.
Plans, sets up, performs, and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and as a scrub tech.
Performs sharp, sponge, and instrument counts according to policy.
Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the Principles of Asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field.
Additional duties may be assigned.