Surgical Tech- Advanced Coordinator - OR FT, Variable

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Performs role of Surgical Technologist, with specialty training for Neuro, CVOR, Ophthalmology, Difficult Airway, or Transplant being utilized on a daily basis in an inpatient Level 1 trauma center. Staff will take specialty call for these teams as per their specialty experience.

Operates as the lead for advanced speciality services with responsibility for maintaining preference cards, Instrumentation, and case coordination in the perioperative services department for their speciality. Assists nursing leadership with interviewing, hiring, and schedule Coordination to ensure 24/7/365 coverage of service lines.

Must be able to take call, including weekends.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Prepares the Operating Room for cases by opening sterile supplies, setting up the back table, and arranging instruments and supplies according to type of case and surgeon's preference card. Provides technical assistance with preparation of patient and any specialty equipment.

• Assists the surgical team during the operative procedure.  Assists in maintaining correct surgical counts, identifies and cares for specimens, handles drugs and solutions under direction of the RN.

• Maintains sterile field during surgical procedures.  Adheres to accepted standards for provision of safe patient care in the surgical environment. Complies with policies addressing safe working conditions; reports unsafe working conditions.

• Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and terminally cleans at the end of the day. Returns unused supplies and instruments and extra equipment to proper storage.

• Models Prisma Health behavior expectations.  Assists with coaching, mentoring and training coworkers as assigned. Trains and assists with integration of new team members.  Shares knowledge, ideas, and expertise to support the team and the department.

• Maintains all responsibilities and performs all duties included in specialty team assignment, including separate call schedule and ongoing education as applicable.

• Acts as the lead for advanced specialty services with responsibility for maintaining preference cards, instrumentation, and case coordination in the perioperative services department for their specialty.

• Assists nursing leadership with interviewing, hiring, and schedule coordination to ensure 24/7/365 coverage of service lines.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Successful completion of a Surgical Technology program or Surgical Technologist training in the U.S. Armed Forces.

• Experience - One (1) year of experience required.

In Lieu Of

In lieu of the education requirement only, must be current with mandatory 15 hours annually of ST continuing education AND either have been employed as a ST in S.C. prior to Jan. 1, 2008, OR have completed a ST military training program. 

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Surgical Technologist Certification with NBSTSA; or

• will accept NCCT certification IF employed as a surgical tech in S.C. prior to January 1, 2008 or has completed a surgical tech military training program.

• Maintains surgical technology certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to complete 15 hours of mandatory ST education annually required.

• For CVOR: Ability to setup and scrub new technology procedures such as TAVR, LVAD, Impella, Ablation, Transmyocardio Laser, Assist Devices and Endovascular cases.  Must have knowledge and understanding of the Heart Lung Machine and its function with the cardiovascular system in regards to cannulation of the patient.

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Med Campus