Surgical Tech II, Ortho - $20k Bonus

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Franklin, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: VBJ OR Job Summary: Your Role: The Surgical Technologist II facilitates patient care by assisting physicians/nursing staff before, during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining, a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to established plan for patient care with occasional guidance. The Surgical Technologist II is able to perform competently most of the cases in a given service/shift. Position Shift: o Full Time: Monday - Friday o 6:30am – 5:00pm (4x10s) o Late Stay/No Call o No Weekends/No Holidays About this location: The Vanderbilt Surgery Center, (VSC) is a low acuity, offsite ambulatory outpatient surgery center. Our service line is orthopedics, and we have four surgical suites. Vanderbilt Surgery Center has a team which consists of Patient Service Representatives, RNs, STs, FAs, and Central Sterile Techs. Our team works together safely and efficiently and puts patient care first. Typically, staff work 10-to-12-hour shifts. More importantly all staff are dedicated and work until every surgery is complete, and every patient is safely discharged home.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved specific discipline accredited by CAAHEP OR ABHES – or - successful completion of a surgical technologist training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Certification from one of the listed issuers below: NBSTSA CST – National Board of Surgical Technologist and Surgical Assistants, Certified Surgical Technologist. NCCT – TS-C – National Center for Competency Testing, Tech In Surgery. Exception: If graduate of surgical technologist armed forces training program, no certification is required.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience 1-2 years of Ortho.

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.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the Principles of Asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field.
• Performs sharp, sponge and instrument counts according to policy.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees