Surgical Technologist - West Mifflin Surgery Center

Join our dynamic team at UPMC West Mifflin Ambulatory Surgery Center as a full-time Surgical Technologist! Experience the satisfaction of making a real impact, working Monday to Friday with daylight hours, ensuring a healthy work-life balance with no overnights, weekends, or on-call shifts. This position will be responsible for scrubbing cases, facilitating room turnover, building instrument trays, and maintaining supplies. This position may also require travel to our South Surgery Center in Bethel Park, PA to support staffing needs. 

As a part of our commitment to your success, we offer free parking and an enticing Sign-On Bonus of up to $25,000 for eligible applicants! Seize this opportunity to advance your career in a supportive environment where your skills and dedication are valued.

Apply now and embark on a rewarding journey with us. Your talent deserves recognition, and we're ready to reward it accordingly. Join us and let's make a difference together!

Your individual expertise and qualifications will guide us in placing you in the perfect job title and salary range. The pay range is listed is for our Senior level, which requires 3 years of surgical tech experience. 

Responsibilities:

• Teach both skill and theoretical principles to new employees and students.
• During surgery, efficiently pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants. Under the supervision of the surgeon hold retractors or instruments, cut sutures, sponge or suction the operative site and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
• Assume responsibility under the direction of the Clinician for all repairs, ordering and maintenance of supplies, equipment, lasers and instrumentation related to the specialty service. Assist the Clinician in supervising the use of supplies and equipment for patient care and safety in all 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.
• Demonstrate initiative in problem solving as related to patient and technical issues that contribute to the improvement of the Operating Room function and operation.
• Coordinate day to day supervision of the surgical technicians. Serve as the Lead on daily shifts to resolve/answer any questions or issues. Teach both skill and theoretical principles to new employees and students.
• 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. Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• Scrub, secure additional supplies as required, maintain asepsis in the Operating Room, select and sterilize instruments, set up for surgical procedures, hand the surgeon instruments and sutures, store equipment and instruments.
• Assist in the preparation, care for, and disposal of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and help apply dressings.
• Support cost containment in the use of materials and equipment.
• An in-depth knowledge related to a specific surgical specialty or a broad knowledge of many specialties.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and collaborates with the surgeons, specialty team members and other departments. Serve as a resource for staff and other disciplines. Identifies process improvement opportunities and assists in implementation.
• Ensure all medications are labeled and handed to surgeon according to established policies and procedures. After surgery, may help transfer patients to the recovery room. Clean and restock the operating room. Ensure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique.
• Serve as a resource to other staff members. Assist head nurse by precepting students and new employees.