Surgical Tech-Temp-Premium Pay
About The Position
Facilitates patient care by assisting physicians and nursing staff before, during, and after surgical procedures. Creates and maintains a sterile field and provides surgeons with the instruments and supplies required for patient care according to the established plan, with occasional guidance. The role is able to perform competently most cases in a given service or shift. This temporary, full-time position is listed as a 13-week assignment at $57 per hour. The posting identifies surgical specialties including orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT, plastics, pain, gynecology, and general surgery. It lists Monday–Friday workdays and schedules of 0645–1715 and 1845–0715, with locations identified as Vanderbilt University Wilson County Ambulatory Surgery Center in Lebanon, Tennessee, and Tullahoma Hospital Women’s Services. The role plans, sets up, performs, and cleans up assigned procedures as a circulator and scrub tech, applies aseptic principles to create and maintain the sterile field, and performs sharp, sponge, and instrument counts according to policy. Additional duties may be assigned. The position requires graduation from an approved discipline-specific program and one of the listed surgical technology certifications. Relevant work experience is listed, with an experience level of less than one year. Vanderbilt Health describes a collaborative and supportive environment and notes that the role may include a comprehensive benefits package, which may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings. Vanderbilt Health is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements
- Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
- Certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), or Tech in Surgery TS-C through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).
- Relevant work experience; experience level is listed as less than one year.
Responsibilities
- Assist the surgeon before, during, and after surgical procedures to facilitate patient care.
- Plan, set up, perform, and clean up assigned surgical procedures as a circulator and scrub tech.
- Apply the principles of asepsis to create and maintain a sterile field.
- Perform sharp, sponge, and instrument counts according to policy.
- Complete additional duties as assigned.
Benefits
- The role may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
