Surgical Technologist - Operating Room
Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 29, 2024
Job Description:
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate
care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the
greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and
discover how we can advance health together. -About Duke Regional
Hospital -Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Regional
Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which ranks as the number four
hospital in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, according to
U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke Regional Hospital is
the second largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and offers a
comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services,
including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and
heart and vascular services. - -**10K Commitment Bonus for Newly
Hired Team Members and Relocation Assistance Available** -General
Description of this Role
- Surgical Technologists (ST) are allied health professionals who
assist in the preparation and care of surgical patients ranging
from infancy to geriatrics under the general direction of a
professional nurse.
- The ST possesses expertise in the theory and application of
sterile aseptic technique and combines the knowledge of human
anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and
technologies to facilitate a surgeon's performance of invasive
therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
- The ST who has a dual function in the operating room and the
ambulatory setting demonstrates competency in the care of surgical
patients preoperatively and postoperatively in the ambulatory
surgical clinic setting. -Work Performed
Level I - New graduate with up to 18 months of full-time equivalent
experience.
- Perform all responsibilities in a manner that demonstrates
Service Excellence towards patients, physicians, peers and other
departments.
- Assume responsibility for upholding the policies and procedures
of the department and organization.
- Demonstrates eager ness to learn, takes direction, adapts to
changes within unit, demonstrates consistent progress toward Level
II.
- Establishes and maintains sterile field and assures team
maintains sterile environment.
- Demonstrate and practice a good understanding of sterile
technique.
- Has a basic knowledge of instrumentations.
- Prepare Operating Room with appropriate instrumentation,
equipment and supplies.
- Demonstrates correct and safe instrumentation passing and
performs sponge, needle and instrument counts in a safe and
accurate manner.
- Maintain technical skills to serve a patient population
comprised of infancy to geriatric clients.
- Take calls and rotate shifts as required under the direction of
a registered nurse.
- For Surgical Technologists with a dual role in an ambulatory
environment, additional responsibilities may include: prepare
patients for examinations and procedures in the surgical clinic
setting; assist the physician during patient examination and
procedures in the clinic; collect and label laboratory specimens
for processing; reinforce postoperative instructions under
direction of physician or RN; assist with incoming and outgoing
patient calls under supervision of physician or RN; remove
sutures/staples, change sterile and non-sterile dressings,
following DUHS policies and procedures, under direction of RN or
physician; perform other clinical functions as delegated and
supervised by the RN or physician; schedule and post surgical
cases; coordinate complex scheduling of cases which require
additional surgical support; update and file patient medical
records.
- Must advance to level II within 18 months. Perform other duties
and responsibilities as required. - -Level II - Perform all the
duties and responsibilities of Level I, plus the following:
- Assist with the teaching of newly hired technologists and
student technologists.
- Serve as a role model to new employees and other staff
members.
- Establish and maintain sterile field and assure team maintains
sterile environment independently.
- Anticipate the needs of the surgical team.
- Apply basic knowledge of instrumentations to several
cases.
- Demonstrate appropriate and correct case preparation.
- Competent at unit level.
- Corrects deficiencies at the case level.
- Communicate effectively with patients, staff members and
physicians.
- Adherence to standards including but not limited to unit and
hospital policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and patient
safety goals.
- Assume responsibility for self and ensures that the policies,
procedures and safety practices of the Operating Room and Hospital
are reinforced.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
-Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to adapt to changes within unit.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure in a
stressful environment, and often without relief.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of anatomy relating to the
surgical procedure and the instrumentation required in order to
effectively anticipate the needs of the surgeon.
- Ability to set priorities and respond appropriately to actual
and/or potential life threatening situations. -Level
Characteristics
- N/A -Minimum Qualifications -Education
- Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program or
maintains an accredited Surgical Technologist certification (NCCT
or NBSTSA).
- Or, provides evidence of the successful completion of an
appropriate training program for Surgical Technology in the United
States Military. - -Experience
- Level I- Entry level position for new graduates of Surgical
Technology program or Surgical Technologists with 0 to 18 months
experience.
- Level II- Requires 6 to 12 months of full-time equivalent
Surgical Technology or relevant military experience. -Degrees,
Licensures, Certifications
- Level I- N/A
- Level II- N/A - - Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity
without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender,
gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national
origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
- Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration,
innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success
depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best
when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and
experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential
that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the
contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices
are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to
uphold these values. - Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain
jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may
include essentialjob functions that require specific physical
and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for
requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each
hiring department. -
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