Surgical Tech II

Overview

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 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.

Job Summary

Location:

Methodist Health West
Address: 16120 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule:

Tuesday-Friday, 6:30am to 5:00pm

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.

• Preoperative preparation.
• Review physician preference list before operative procedure and assemble supplies and equipment needed for the procedure.
• Open sterile supplies using sterile technique.
• Transfer medications and solutions to the sterile field according to policy.
• Communicate clearly and collaborate with other members of the perioperative team to prepare operative procedure.
• Function as scrub person during operative procedure by preparing, monitoring, and maintaining a sterile field.
• Complete surgical scrub according to policy.
• Perform scrub duties in an accurate, concise and timely manner.
• Wear appropriate personal protective apparel (PPA) and follow standard and policy for attire in the operating room.
• Organize and maintain sterile instruments and supplies in an organized manner.
• Perform counts according to facility policy and procedure during procedure and hand-off situations.
• Assist with draping sterile field according to standard.
• Watch progress of the operation and anticipate needs of team members.
• Disassemble instruments and equipment, and transport to processing department.
• Assist with cleaning room and prepare for subsequent procedure.
• Apply base knowledge and principles during operative procedure (Intraoperative Surgical).
• Maintain base knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, microbiology and pharmacology for optimal surgical patient care.
• Understand principles of computer science, electricity and robotics as needed for surgical patient care.
• Follow policy and procedure for Intraoperative Surgical procedures.
• Participate in surgical time-out, fire risk assessment, and case summary for each operative procedure.
• Identify labels and handle specimens including hand-off situations and disposition of specimens.
• Demonstrate collegiality and leadership qualities.
• Demonstrate awareness of, and participation in performance improvement activities.
• Report potential performance improvement problems to coordinators, core nurse and service leader, and assist in problem solving.
• Maintain compliance with department call requirements, and adjust hours to meet patient services.
• Eligible to seat preceptor training and serve as a mentor.
• Collaborate with specialty coordinator and Staff Development Nurse on completion of orientation processes including orientation map, core competencies and assignments.
• Document ongoing process of orienting staff and assist in mentoring.
• Participate in orientation of team members to new equipment and supplies.
• Achieve or maintain certification in profession, Certified Surgical Technologist.
• Provide 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.
• Demonstrate ability to identify opportunities for and provide individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
• Precepting and conducting needs assessments.
• Conduct one-on-one and group training.
• Be knowledgeable of equipment used in surgical procedures, their reference manuals, and resources for…