Surgical Technician - Full Time - Days

Nebraska Methodist Health System Surgical Technologist

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 Jennie Edmundson Hospital Address: 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA Work Schedule: 40 hrs./wk., M - F schedule. 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.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs preoperative preparation.
• Functions as scrub person during operative procedure by preparing, monitoring, and maintaining a sterile field
• Applies base knowledge and principles during operative procedure (Intraoperative Surgical).
• Follows policy and procedure for Intraoperative Surgical procedures.
• Demonstrates collegiality and leadership qualities.
• Provides 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.
• Precepting.

Schedule

40 hrs./wk., M - F schedule.

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

• 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, Stooped/bending, Twisting, Walking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Hearing, Seeing/visual

Job Hazards

• 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.