Surgical Technologist Spec 3-12 | Operating Rooms HVN | Variable | Full Time

Overview

Location: UF Health Shands Hospital
1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608

Schedule: Variable (36hrs. per week)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Join UF Health and be part of a team committed to exceptional patient care, innovation, and community impact. We are currently seeking a passionate individual who is eager to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to continuity of care under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Assist surgeons at the sterile field with instruments needed for each procedure as defined by preference cards and special request.
• Provides for routine maintenance, cleaning/sterilization, and management of equipment (and prostheses, if applicable).
• Maintains current knowledge of procedures and equipment/instruments.
• Implements other patient care activities as assigned according to Standards of Care and Practice.
• Coordinates the use of equipment based on OR schedule and patient needs.
• Utilizes computer information management systems to facilitate patient care.

Facilitates daily operations/flow of work of assigned area(s)

• Organizes and reprioritizes work based on patients' needs, available resources, and unit requirements.
• Supports compliance with hospital accreditation, state licensure, and other external accrediting agency requirements.
• Reviews unit/department communication to maintain current working knowledge of job responsibilities.

Contributes to a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff by following policies, procedures, and protocols

• Identifies patients at risk for injury and participates in instituting measures to prevent/reduce the risk.
• Adheres to AGE APPROPRIATE PROTOCOLS in order to ensure patient safety based on developmental needs.
• Contributes to prevention of infectious diseases among employees, patients, and visitors by adhering to Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Completes employee accident reports and contributes information to complete incident, medication variance, infection control variance reports.
• Reports environmental safety hazards, including damaged and broken equipment.
• Responds to patient monitor alarms in a timely fashion.
• Ensures emergency readiness, and initiates timely emergency measures as appropriate according to role responsibilities.

Participates in the achievement of unit/department fiscal goals

• Conserves hospital resources.
• Contributes to capture of patient charges and revenue generation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• AST certification required and AST or NCCT certification maintained.
• Graduate of a recognized surgical technologist program

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose

Licensure/Certification/Registration: AST certification, AST or NCCT recertification.