Highmark - Pittsburgh, PA
posted about 2 months ago
Pittsburgh, PA
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
About the position
Performs direct and indirect technical tasks for patients before, during, and after surgical interventions.
Responsibilities
- Assists in setting up the surgical operating suite with appropriate instruments and supplies.
- Utilizes proper aseptic techniques and practices standard precautions. Follows policy for medication and specimen handling.
- Assists with preparing, positioning and draping patients and participates in the surgical pause to assure correct patient and surgical site.
- Understands, anticipates and adapts to surgeon preference and patient care variables, and contributes to updating surgeon preference materials.
- Performs sponge, needle, and instrument count.
- Cares for and utilizes resources to promote cost effective and efficient environment for patients.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Requirements
- Surgical Technologist (ST) hired after 12/29/2020 must successfully complete a Surgical Technologist program sponsored by an entity holding nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and maintain a surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program.
- Nationally recognized surgical technologist certification required within 6 months of completion of Surgical Technologist program.
- Must be employed to practice surgical technology by the health care facility on or before December 29, 2020.
- Must have been employed to practice surgical technology as the individual's primary function in another health care facility at any time during the two years immediately preceding December 29, 2020.
Nice-to-haves
- One year of Surgical Technologist experience preferred.
