Surgical Technician, UofL Hospital, OR, 6a-4:30p

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Technician renders direct patient care under the supervision of the Registered Nurse during surgical intervention. The technician anticipates and provides equipment, supplies, and instruments to the surgical team, using sterile technique to care for the surgical patient. The role is based at UofL Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, with a 6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. shift. UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute, and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members, UofL Health’s mission is to deliver patient-centered care to every patient, every day. The technician prepares and maintains the sterile field, passes instruments and supplies during procedures, helps prepare the operating room and turn over rooms, and cleans and reprocesses instruments and equipment. The role also supports patient transfer and positioning, follows safety and privacy requirements, and works collaboratively with the surgical team and broader healthcare community.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Completion of a hospital-based surgical technologist training program, or graduation from a military surgical technology training program.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Adequate conversational English to take direction, understand and complete tasks, communicate with patients and coworkers, and follow safety guidelines and organizational policies.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret a wide variety of instructions.
Ability to identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; determine a course of action; and develop appropriate solutions.
Comfort using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint if necessary, and ability to learn and use the electronic documentation system and other relevant systems and databases.
Strong relationship-building skills and ability to develop connections and partnerships across UofL Health.
Initiative and ability to gather and analyze information, consider alternatives, and break complex tasks into manageable, systematic steps.
Attention to detail and ability to check work for accuracy and quality.
Problem-solving skills, flexibility, and ability to adjust to changing organizational and patient experience needs.
Commitment to confidentiality, safety, teamwork, service, and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from an accredited surgical technologist program.
Completion of a UofL Health Surgical Technologist training program.
Prior patient care experience.
Demonstrated competence in the surgical technician role.

Responsibilities

Prepare the operative area, drape the sterile field, and maintain an aseptic environment throughout the surgical procedure, reporting contamination to the surgical team.
Pass instruments, sponges, and sutures to the surgeon and surgical assistants.
Count needles, sponges, and instruments at appropriate intervals and identify and monitor medications.
Receive and handle surgical specimens as directed by the surgeon.
Prepare the operating room by setting up tables, instruments, and supplies according to the type of case, and assist with room turnover.
Clean, reprocess, and store instruments and equipment.
Assist with patient transfer and positioning as directed by the surgeon or circulating nurse.
Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, HIPAA privacy and security requirements, and applicable safety standards.
Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive data.
Work collaboratively and support team members; interact effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff, and the broader healthcare community.
Demonstrate service, professionalism, and UofL Health’s values in interactions and patient care.
Perform other duties as assigned.