Surgical Technician

Surgical Technician at UPMC

Full-time, Evening shift (2:45 PM - 11:15 PM), with call and rotation

AFSCME - Union

Posted:
November 7, 2024

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Purpose: Functions as a member of the operating room or surgery center nursing team providing direct care to the surgical patient and performing other related duties under the direction of the registered nurse.

• Utilizes hospital policy to meet JCAHO requirements.
• Assists surgeon as scrub technician according to prescribed standards; scrubs and dons gown and gloves by performance standards.
• Maintains proper traffic control in the Operating Room Suite; maintains use and cleanliness of autoclaves by following directions for use and cleaning.
• Maintains correct count of sponges, instruments, and needles with the circulating nurse and reports correctness or discrepancies according to department policy; maintains aseptic technique at all times.
• Observes patients and is ready for emergencies.
• Knows where all supplies are kept and can get or put them away accordingly.
• Assists in handling specimens as directed; assists in the application of dressing, casts, and in moving of patient as directed; assists in cleaning the room, furniture, supplies, and equipment after a procedure.
• Assists in the workroom cleaning, storage, packing, and autoclaving of instruments.
• Employee complies with established occupation exposure policy.
• Set up tables, instruments, and supplies according to the type of operation; assists in preparation and draping of patient and operative area according to need; anticipates the need for instruments, sutures, sponges, etc.

CPR is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Certification Details:
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Technologist Surgery Certified (TSC) within 6 months of program completion. New graduates of a program sponsored by nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation can work for six months before certification but must be certified within six months of program completion.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with Renewal

For PA legislature House Bill 81, applicants must:
• Have completed a program sponsored by nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and maintain certification;
• Have completed an appropriate military training program;
• Be a surgical tech employed in a health care facility on or before 12/27/2020, or have been employed as a surg tech at another facility two years before 12/27/2020;
Exceptions: facility may employ individuals who do not meet certification if after diligent effort they cannot find sufficient certified surg techs, with written record kept.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.