Surgical Technologist- Operating Room

Pinnacle Health Systems • Erie, PA

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About The Position

UPMC Hamot's Operating Room has opportunities available for Full-Time Surgical Technologists! We have a 17 suite operating room that offers wide variety of specialties from Robotics, Kidney Transplants, Trauma and almost everything in between. We provide high quality care for both our elective and urgent patients from infant to geriatrics. You are provided an opportunity to work with world class surgeons and anesthesiologists from all over the country. Join our life saving team! Shifts/Hours: Our Surg. Techs work a rotating 10- or 12-hour schedule to ensure 24/7 coverage. Job title and salary will be determined based upon qualifications and career ladder requirements.

Requirements

• Must have completed program sponsored by nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and maintains certification or has completed an appropriate military training program.
• Maintains certification from an accredited program or was employed as a surg tech in a health care facility on or before effective date of the act (12/28/2020).
• Entry level job 0-2 years experience.
• Completion of a formal surgical technician program offered by a community or junior college, vocational school, university, hospital or the military.

Nice To Haves

• Surgical specialties include but are not limited to: general, orthopedic, vascular, plastic and reconstructive, obstetrics and gynecology, thoracic, ophthalmic, neurosurgery, organ procurement and endoscopic surgical settings.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all medications are labeled and handed to surgeon according to established policies and procedures.
• Before an operation, help to prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment. Adjust and check equipment to ensure it is working properly.
• During surgery, efficiently pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
• Hold retractors or instruments, cut sutures, sponge or suction the operative site under the supervision of the surgeon.
• Help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
• Assist in the preparation, care for, and disposal of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and helps apply dressings.
• Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• After surgery, may help transfer patients to the recovery room. Clean and restock the operating room.
• Prepare patients for surgery by wash, shave, and ensure aseptic incision sites.
• May transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.
• Ensure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique.

Benefits

• Compliance with continuing ed requirements specified by the credentialing organization for certification.
• For individuals not certified - must complete 30 hours of continuing ed every two years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees