Surgical Technician
Surgical Technician provides patient care by scrubbing surgical cases. Assists with the providers supplies and equipment and performs a variety of non-nursing functions. Duties include actively participating in Universal Protocol and 'Time-Out', adhering to principles of asepsis, maintaining a sterile field, providing appropriate and properly functioning equipment and supplies, prioritizing room set-up, counting on all surgical procedures in accordance with policy, adhering to surgical dress code, ensuring compliance with sterilization processes, demonstrating care and handling of instruments/equipment according to manufacturers recommendations and departmental policies, demonstrating care, handling, cleaning, and processing of endoscopes, performing surgical scrub in accordance of policy and recommended standards, demonstrating knowledge endoscopic procedures, pacemakers implantation, ortho, urology, GYN, ophthalmology, ENT, plastic, Gen/Surg, and vascular procedures, demonstrating competency in operating transport equipment (stretchers, beds, oxygen takes, etc.), adhering to laser safety measures, adhering to standard precautions, identifying, transferring and labeling all solutions/medications on the surgical field, but does not administer medications, following, updating surgeon preference card, maintaining certification and/or education as mandated by South Carolina law, completing all Hospital and department assigned education as assigned, preparing and cutting suture material, holding retractors as directed by Surgeon, sponging or suctioning operative site.
Benefit Highlights:
- Sign On Bonuses for select positions
- Unlimited Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- Tuition/Certification Reimbursement after 6 months
- Culture of Excellence – Employee Recognition program
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Clinical Nursing Ladder opportunities
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing program
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
Qualifications:
Position Requirements:
- Education: Satisfactory completion of OR Technician course or on the job training for at least one year.
- Experience: One year hospital experience preferred.
- Certification/License ORT certification number required as of January 2008; obtains 15 CEU's annually.
- CPR certification & NRP certification
EEO Statement:
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