Surgical Technologist

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Lexington, NC

38d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Surgical Technologist position at Lexington Medical Center - Administration: Surgery. The role involves ensuring quality patient care, safety, and advocacy through critical thinking and anticipation of case-specific needs under the supervision of an RN. Responsibilities include maintaining instruments, equipment, and supplies, communicating effectively with the team and patients, taking initiative for professional growth, and demonstrating cost containment activities. The work environment may involve exposure to infections, hazardous agents, and requires protective equipment. Physical requirements include standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, finger/hand dexterity, talking, hearing, and seeing, with varying percentages of time spent on each. Lifting up to 50 lbs. may be required.

Requirements

Graduation from a Surgical Technology program or from an accredited school of Nursing.
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
Eye/face protection, gown, mask, gloves, hair covering

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

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
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