Surgical Technician, PT

American Addiction Centers•Sparta, NC

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Advocate Health is seeking a Part-time Surgical Technician for the Alleghany Health - Surgery Room. This role is crucial for ensuring quality patient care, safety, and advocacy through critical thinking and effective management of case-specific needs, all under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The Surgical Technician is responsible for the complete, accurate, and timely care, cleanliness, and management of instruments, equipment, and supplies. Effective, positive, and professional communication with the multidisciplinary team, co-workers, and patients is essential. The position also requires personal responsibility for performance, professional growth, and demonstrating cost containment activities related to instruments and inventory. Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, providing care under various names across multiple states. It is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care, serving nearly 6 million patients with 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations.

Requirements

Graduation from a Surgical Technology program.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations
Resilient and flexible in a changing environment
Systems for patient safety
Technology/informatics skills
Practice Innovation

Nice To Haves

Certification in specialty area preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures quality patient care, safety, and advocacy through critical thinking, anticipation and management of case specific needs, under direct supervision of the RN.
Ensures complete, accurate and timely care, cleanliness and management of instruments, equipment and supplies.
Communicates to the team, co-workers and patients in an effective, positive and professional manner. Demonstrates effective, positive, professional manners while exercising verbal and nonverbal communication to the multidisciplinary team, co-workers, and patients.
Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance, professional growth and development.
Demonstrates cost containment activities of instruments and inventory.

Benefits

Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program