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ANCC Magnet designated UPMC Passavant is currently hiring a Full-Time Surgical Technologist, Int. to support the Operating Room at the Cranberry and McCandless locations. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.
Shift Details:
- Monday - Friday 6:30a - 3p or 8:30a - 5p
- No weekends, call or holidays
- This position will go to McCandless campus on occasion
- Shifts will be further discussed during the interview
Responsibilities:
- Ensure all medications are labeled and handed to surgeon according to established policies and procedures.
- Before an operation, help to prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
- Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment.
- Adjust and check equipment to ensure it is working properly.
- During surgery, efficiently pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
- Hold retractors or instruments, cut sutures, sponge or suction the operative site under the supervision of the surgeon and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
- Assist in the preparation, care for, and disposal of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and helps apply dressings.
- Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
- After surgery, may help transfer patients to the recovery room.
- Clean and restock the operating room.
- Prepare patients for surgery by wash, shave, and ensure aseptic incision sites.
- May transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.
- Ensure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique.
- Entry level job 0 - 2 years' experience
- PA legislature House Bill 81 enacted 10/29/2020 and became effective 12/27/2020
- Must have completed program sponsored by nationally recognized institution
- OR programmatic accreditation and maintains certification
- OR has completed appropriate military training program
- OR maintains certification from accredited program
- OR was employed as a surg tech in a health care facility on or before effective date of the act (12/27/2020)
- OR employed as a surg tech at another health care facility two years before effective date (12/27/2020).
- Continuing education requirements:For individuals not certified - must complete 30 hours of continuing education every two years.
- Specialty experience: Surgical specialties include but are not limited to: general, orthopedic, vascular, plastic and reconstructive, obstetrics and gynecology, thoracic, ophthalmic, neurosurgery, organ procurement and endoscopic surgical settings.
- Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) OR Tech in Surgery-Certified (TSC) within 6 months of program completion
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
- Staff employed to practice surgical technology by the health care facility on or before the effective date of the law (12/27/2020) or who were employed as a surg tech at another health care facility two years before effective date of the law are grandfathered and therefore not required to have certification
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
