OR Surgical Tech - Full-time Days

Surgical Technician

Surgical Technician provides patient care by scrubbing surgical cases. Assists with the providers supplies and equipment and performs a variety of non-nursing functions. Duties include actively participating in Universal Protocol and 'Time-Out', adhering to principles of asepsis, maintaining a sterile field, providing appropriate and properly functioning equipment and supplies, prioritizing room set-up, counting on all surgical procedures in accordance with policy, adhering to surgical dress code, ensuring compliance with sterilization processes, demonstrating care and handling of instruments/equipment according to manufacturers recommendations and departmental policies, demonstrating care, handling, cleaning, and processing of endoscopes, performing surgical scrub in accordance of policy and recommended standards, demonstrating knowledge endoscopic procedures, pacemakers implantation, ortho, urology, GYN, ophthalmology, ENT, plastic, Gen/Surg, and vascular procedures, demonstrating competency in operating transport equipment (stretchers, beds, oxygen takes, etc.), adhering to laser safety measures, adhering to standard precautions, identifying, transferring and labeling all solutions/medications on the surgical field, but does not administer medications, following, updating surgeon preference card, maintaining certification and/or education as mandated by South Carolina law, completing all Hospital and department assigned education as assigned, preparing and cutting suture material, holding retractors as directed by Surgeon, sponging or suctioning operative site.

Benefit Highlights

• Sign On Bonuses for select positions
• Unlimited Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Tuition/Certification Reimbursement after 6 months
• Culture of Excellence – Employee Recognition program
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Clinical Nursing Ladder opportunities
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing program
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

• Education: Satisfactory completion of OR Technician course or on the job training for at least one year.
• Experience: One year hospital experience preferred.
• Certification/License ORT certification number required as of January 2008; obtains 15 CEU's annually.
• CPR certification & NRP certification

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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