Surgical Tech II - Labor and Delivery - 24 Hours/Week - Nights

Surgical Tech II - Labor and Delivery - 24 Hours/Week - Nights

Location: Methodist Women's Hospital - Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: 7:00PM - 7:00AM, 24 hours/week, 12 hour shifts

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued!

Job Summary:

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.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. 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.

• 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.
• Organizes and maintains sterile instruments and supplies in organized manner.
• Performs counts according to facility policy and procedure during procedure and hand-off situations.
• Assists 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.

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

• 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.

• Demonstrates awareness of, and participation in performance improvement activities.
• Maintains compliance with department call requirements, adjusts hours to meet patient services.
• Achieves or maintains certification in profession, Certified Surgical Technologist.

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

Job Requirements

Education

• Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technology program required.
• Completion of a Military Surgical Technology program may be substituted for an accredited Surgical Technology program.
• Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirement.

Experience

• 2 or more years of current operating room experience or a Certified Surgical Tech that meets the level one criteria required.

License/Certifications

• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Certification preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to perform mathematical computations.
• Skilled in promoting positive relations when interacting with patients or other customers.
• Ability to work in a team environment and solve problems in a diplomatic fashion.
• Oral and written communication with staff, patients, visitors, physicians and other departments.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Job Hazards

• Occasionally exposed to chemical agents and biological agents.

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.