Job Description

Are you interested in working at Magnet designated UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital ? Only 7% of hospitals nationwide have achieved Magnet designation… and we’re one of them! For more than a century, UPMC Magee has been caring for patients through all stages of their lives, and we are looking for the next talented employee to join our team.

We are hiring a full-time Surgical Technologist to join our team in the Operating Room!

This role offers a SIGN-ON BONUS of up to $15k! Dont miss out!

For more than a century we have been caring for women through all stages of their life with the traditional focus on gynecological services but have a wealth of other services to include a wide range of care for men too! Our specialties include Surgical-Oncology, Breast, Plastics-Reconstruction, Bariatrics, General, Vascular, Urology, Uro-gyne, GI service lines.

Annually we have about 15,000 surgeries with 14 Operating Rooms, 2 Procedure rooms, and 1 Cysto room. The operating room also provides support to OB Operating Rooms as needed. We also offer Periop 101 training for new nurses under the direction of our on-site Operating Room Educator.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder based on their individual experience and education.

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.

• Continuing education requirements:
  
  • Compliance with continuing ed requirements specified by the credentialing organization for certification. For individuals, not certified - must complete 30 hours of continuing ed 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.
• Completion of a formal surgical technician program offered by a community or junior college, vocational school, university, hospital or the military.
• 0-2 years’ experience for Surgical Technologist
  
  • Recent and upcoming graduates from accredited Surg Tech programs are welcomed to apply!
• Additional experience may qualify for Intermediate and Senior level titles.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Act 33 Child Clearance with Renewal
• Act 34 Criminal Clearance with Renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance
• Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more. 

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