Surgical Tech III - Surgery Main OR - Full Time - Days - Methodist Health System : Job Details

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It's helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient's needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Location: Methodist Hospital

Address: 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: 6:45am to 5:15pm, variable day off, call rotation

Allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care by assisting physicians and maintaining a sterile field during surgical procedure through consistent application of aseptic techniques. Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:

• Sign-on bonus
• Tuition reimbursement
• Shift differentials & other financial incentives
• Tuition assistance
• Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
• Free parking

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

• Performs preoperative preparation.
• Reviews physician preference list before operative procedure and assembles supplies and equipment needed for procedure.
• Opens sterile supplies using sterile technique.
• Transfers medications and solutions to the sterile field according to policy.
• Communicates clearly and collaborates with other members of the perioperative team to prepare operative procedure.
• Prepares the case cart postoperative for central sterilizing return according to department policy.

Functions as scrub person during operative procedure by preparing, monitoring, and maintaining a sterile field

• Completing surgical scrub according to policy.
• Performs scrub duties in an accurate, concise and timely manner.
• Wears appropriate personal protective apparel (PPA) and follows standard and policy for attire in the operating room.
• Follows policy for wearing protective eye-wear during procedures.
• Organizes and maintains sterile instruments and supplies in organized manner.
• Performs counts according to facility policy and procedure during procedure and hand-off situations.
• Accurately performs all sponge, needle, and sharps counts at appropriate times with registered nurse.
• Assisting with draping sterile field according to standard.
• Watches progress of the operation and anticipates needs of team members.
• Disassembles instruments and equipment, transports to processing department.
• Assists with cleaning room and prepares for subsequent procedure.
• Cleans operating room suite between cases and participates in turnover.
• Checks indicators and integrity of packages for each patient procedure.
• Recognizes unseen boundaries between sterile and non-sterile.
• Immediately communicates any changes in procedures, patient condition, or procedure.
• Communicates for a safe and accurate hand-off with team members to assure accuracy of critical patient care information and specimen disposition.
• Prepares and properly disposes of sharps, blood, and waste prior to leaving room according to department policy.

Applies base knowledge and principles during operative procedure (Intraoperative Surgical).

• Base knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, microbiology and pharmacology for optimal surgical patient care.
• Principles of computer science, electricity and robotics as needed for surgical patient care.
• Principles of sterile technique during the surgical procedure.

Follows policy and procedure for Intraoperative Surgical procedures.

• Participates in surgical time-out, fire risk assessment, and case summary for each operative procedure.
• Identifies labels and handles specimens including hand-off situations and disposition of specimen.
• Labels medications and specimen identification and disposition.

Demonstrates collegiality and leadership qualities.

• Demonstrates awareness of, and participation in performance improvement activities.
• Reports potential performance improvement problems, to coordinators, core nurse and service leader, assists in problem solving.
• Maintains compliance with department call requirements, adjusts hours to meet patient services.
• Eligible to seat preceptor training and serve as a mentor.
• Collaborates with specialty coordinator and Staff Development Nurse on completion of orientation processes including orientation map, core competencies and assignments.
• Documents ongoing process of orienting staff and assists in mentoring.
• Participates in orientation of team members to new equipment and supplies.
• Achieves or maintains certification in profession, Certified Surgical Technologist.

Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.

• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.

Performance Improvement.

• Demonstrates ongoing awareness of, and participation in, performance improvement activities.
• Is alert to potential performance improvement problems, reports information to charge nurse and managers, and actively participates in problem solving.
• Conscientiously and continuously applies the principles and tools learned during PI training on a daily basis.

Precepting.

• Conducts need assessments.
• Conducts one on one and group training.
• Is knowledgeable of equipment used in surgical procedures, their, reference manuals, and resources for consultation.
• Performs clinical preceptor role for specialty service and follows core competency outline.
• Collaborates with appropriate Core Coordinator, and/or Resource Coordinator regarding assignments of students and orientees and documents progress or concerns.
• Documents on core competencies, records orientees/students' progress, and suggests improvements and additional learning needs.
• Collaborates with L&D and HROB Core Coordinator specialty charge nurse on completion of core competencies for specialty service.
• Provides care and is able to provide intervention for all patient populations.

Demonstrates proper use and care of instruments and equipment in accordance with department standard.

• Properly reports equipment malfunctions to the appropriate charge person or equipment supervisor.
• Demonstrates correct and safe technique in the use of equipment according to specific product information and department policy and procedure.
• Check for correct function of equipment prior to actual use and returns to proper location. Terminally cleans equipment properly.
• Exhibits proper use of suturing and stapling devices.
• Stocks supplies and instruments in operating room and labor and delivery as necessary.

Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility by performing scrub duties for a variety of surgical procedures.

• Able to perform 100% of cases in specialty services.
• Maintains positive attitude.
• Accepts assignments and communicates concerns in a professional manner.
• Complies with call-in time and policies.
• Adheres to policy and procedures of the department of patient care services and the hospital and holds others accountable for following them.
• Safety - complies with specific hospital and department's policies concerning safety.
• Adjusts hours to meet patient services when cases are more or less than scheduled.
• Maintains compliance with the department call coverage.

Maintains professional appearance, behavior and work environment.

• Provide assistance to Service Secretary as needed to include scanning of patient information, organizing patient charts, greeting and escorting patients to room, and answering phone.

Job Requirements

Education

• Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technology program required