Surgical Tech II - Full Time - Days

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 HealthWest Address: 16120 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE Work Schedule: Tues-Fri, 6:30am to 5:00pm, no weekends, holidays or call 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.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Promotes positive relations when interacting with patients, visitors, families, physicians, customers and co-workers. Serves as a role model to all staff.

Assists in the development and implementation of short and long-range initiatives for the assigned service line, which are congruent with Patient Care Division goals and the Hospital mission, vision and core values.

Assures staff compliance with standards relating to operations, safety and patient care as promulgated by Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and other regulatory agencies, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), professional associations and Hospital board and administration.

Maintains appropriate supply levels of specialty supplies such as service specific inventory to ensure timely availability by ordering and/or coordinating ordering in a timely manner, tracking progress of order, verifying receipt of and delivery of supplies.

Obtains and maintains appropriate instrument and/or supply levels of specialty supplies such as patient specific products for cases to ensure timely availability by ordering through an inventory management system and/or coordinating ordering in a timely manner, tracking progress of order, verifying receipt and delivery of supplies.

Assures that service line equipment is maintained to promote optimum operation and safety.

Utilizes human, material, fiscal resources of assigned unit(s) within budgetary guidelines or within acceptable budget variances.

Monitors the quality of care and customer satisfaction within the assigned service line, demonstrating commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement.

Promotes a safe work environment that prevents and/or reduces risks to the organization, patient and personnel.

Promotes a positive work environment that encourages employee development, employee involvement and employee satisfaction.

Promotes a collaborative relationship with Medical Staff.

Coordinates all loaner sets.

Maintains set consignment inventory.

Maintains Sterile Processing data and reports it to appropriate areas.

Responsible for compliance with all regulatory standards related to Sterile Processing and instruments.

Performs the duties of instrument maintenance, repair or replacement.

Assist with instrument vendor selection for quality and price.

Builds sets for all services. Reduces set inventory as necessary.

Purchase instruments and assigns instruments to sets and to selected services.

Establishes par levels for back stock instruments.

Follows policy and procedure for Intraoperative Surgical Procedures. Functions as scrub person during operative procedure by preparing, monitoring, maintaining a sterile field. Applies base knowledge and principles during operative procedure.

Job Requirements

Education

• Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technology program required.
• For MJE & MFH Surgery Main and MFH Surgery Center: Completion of a Military Surgical Technology program may be substituted for an accredited Surgical Technology program.
• Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirement.

Experience

• MH, WH, MFH & MPC: 2 or more years of current operating room experience or a Certified Surgical Tech that meets the level one criteria required.
• MJE Surgery Main: One or more years of current operating room experience or current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) that meets Surgical Tech level I criteria required.
• NMH Surgery Main: 2 years of OR experience for weekend positions required.

License/Certifications

• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• 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.
• Requires working with multiple activities and dividing time and attention to a variety of demands and working irregular hours.
• 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.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):
• Climbing
• Crawling
• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
• Keyboarding/typing
• Kneeling
• Sitting
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
• Balancing
• Carrying
• Crouching
• Distinguish colors
• Grasping
• Lifting
• Pulling/Pushing
• Reaching
• Repetitive Motions
• Speaking/talking
• Standing
• Stooping/bending
• Twisting
• Walking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
• Hearing
• Seeing/visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
• Explosives (pressurized gas)
• Electrical Shock/Static
• Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
• Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare (1-33%):
• Equipment/Machinery/Tools
• Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Occasionally (34%-66%):
• Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
• Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
• Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

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. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

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.