Surgical Technologist II, Days – Labor and Delivery

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

Labor & Delivery 50

Job Summary:

The Surgical Technologist II facilitates patient care by assisting physicians/nursing staff before, during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining, a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to established plan for patient care with occasional guidance. The Surgical Tech. II is able to perform competently most of the cases in a given service/shift.


Position Shift:
• Full Time
• Days

Sign On Bonus:
• This full-time position offers a $20,000 (taxable) bonus to be paid over 2 years.
• The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months.

Relocation Bonus:
• Up to $10,000 (taxable) to be paid within 45 days of hire. Bonus amount is based on relocation mileage.
• Must relocate from greater than 100 miles to be eligible.
• This bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months.

About the Department
The environment on the L&D unit is high-paced and dynamic, with a diverse patient population. We care for adult and pediatric patients ranging in age from newborns to 50+-year-old women who are being treated for obstetrical care before and after delivery.

Pre- and post-obstetrical care for patients, including:
• mothers with complex diseases
• high-risk pregnancy
• pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
• multiple gestations
• cardiac care
• placental abnormalities
• gestational diabetes
• Level 1 trauma
• respiratory
• sepsis
• burn
• transplant
• cardiovascular
• oncology
• neurology
• neurosurgical
• varied medical diagnoses

.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitates patient care, by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures.

• Plans, sets up, performs, and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and as a scrub tech.

• Performs sharp, sponge and instrument counts according to policy.

• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the Principles of Asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field.

• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Position Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (Required)

• 1-year relevant experience (Required)

•  NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technician (Required)

  • Holds current certification established by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.

Technical Capabilities:
• Procedures Knowledge (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with procedures knowledge.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance.
• Operating Room Care (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate operating room care in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with environmental sterility and safety.
• Inventory Management (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with Inventory Management. Understands Inventory Management concepts and