Surgical Technologist-Operating Room
Company: Duke Health
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: October 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. -Davis Ambulatory Surgery Center -
-General Description of this RoleSurgical 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. -Duties and Responsibilities of
this RoleLevel 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 eagerness 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.
-Required Qualifications for this RoleEducation
- Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program or the
successful completion of the National Center for Competency Testing
(NCCT) certification exam.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,
Licensure, and/or Certification
- Level I- N/A Level II- N/AKnowledge, 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. - -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.
Ourcollective 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
FunctionsCertain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health
System may include essential job 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. - -
Keywords: Duke Health, Rocky Mount , Surgical Technologist-Operating Room, Healthcare , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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