Surgical Tech- Part time

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Crystal Lake, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Tech handles instruments, supplies, and equipment during surgical procedures, anticipating the surgeon's needs and ensuring quality patient care while maintaining a sterile field. This role involves assisting the surgical team before, during, and after surgery, including checking and setting up sterile instruments and supplies, assisting with patient positioning and draping, performing counts, gowning and gloving the surgical team, maintaining the sterile field, passing instruments, and preparing dressings. The Surgical Tech also assists with cleaning the operating room and preparing for subsequent patients. Key aspects include maintaining positive interpersonal relations, adapting to physician preferences, mentoring new employees and students, and promoting national certification. Mercyhealth is an integrated health system operating seven hospitals and 85 primary and specialty clinics across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, known for its commitment to its employees and culture, and providing comprehensive health care for over 135 years.

Requirements

Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Technology program required
LPN grandfathered (3) at Rockford campus in lieu of Surgical Technology program
Certified Surgical Technologist through NBSTSA
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days
IL LPN Licensure grandfathered (3) at Rockford campus in lieu of Certified Surgical Technologist through NBSTSA

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred

Responsibilities

Handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure.
Has an understanding of the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon.
Has the necessary knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure and is constantly on vigil for maintenance of the sterile field.
Assists the surgical team before, during, and after surgery by performing the following duties:
Checks instruments, supplies, and equipment needed for surgical procedures.
Scrubs, gowns, gloves, and sets up sterile table with instruments and supplies, equipment and medications/solutions needed for each procedure.
Assists with patient placement and positioning on the table.
Assists in draping sterile field according to procedure/physician preference.
Performs appropriate counts for sponges, needles, and instruments with circulator according to policy prior to the operation and before incision is closed.
Gowns and gloves surgeon and assistants.
Creates and maintains sterile field.
Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during procedure.
Passes instruments, etc. to surgeon during procedure.
May sponge operative site, hold retractors during surgery, cut suture and cauterize previously clamped vessels as directed by surgeon.
Prepares sterile dressings.
If applicable and at the direction of the surgeon, apply and secure dressings.
Assists other members of team with cleaning the operating room after each procedure.
Assists in prepping room for the next patient.
Participates in department performance improvement activities.
Maintains positive interpersonal relations with physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team to promote a collaborative approach to providing efficient and high-quality patient care.
Understands age-related patient care needs and provides care appropriately.
Able to adapt to the needs of each physician’s needs, requests, and preferences and communicate this to Team Lead to update all staff and preference/case cards accordingly.
Is a mentor for new employees and new graduate surgical technologist by supporting the new employee.
Enhances partner growth through promoting attainment of national certification.
Assists partners in obtaining education required to achieve national specialty certification and maintain same.
Complete projects as assigned by Team Lead.
Assists in training of new partners or students successfully and offers constructive feedback during training process.
When acting as a preceptor, carries out those responsibilities in accordance with the hospital's and school's policies and applicable laws.
Serves as an educator, nurturer, and role model for the student.
Acts as a resource and is supportive of the student by sharing knowledge obtained through work and life experiences.
Guiding and enhancing the learning of the student by providing options, ideas, meaningful feedback, and information with instruction when identifying problems, prompting the student to think on their own and work it out.