Surgical Technologist

Fairview Health Services is looking for a Surgical Technologist for our busy Operating Room at University of Minnesota Medical Center West Bank Campus and Masonic Children's Hospital, located in Minneapolis, MN.This is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota and in turn has students, residents, fellows placed in this OR on a daily basis.The West Bank has 15 operating rooms, 1 EP Lab, 1 Cath Lab serving an average of 36 cases per day, 24/7. We provide state of the art surgical suites for adult and pediatric patients and are currently renovating additional OR's to complement the existing 4 larger OR's, as well as creating new locker room and OR storage space.

Hours: 80 hours in a 2 week pay period, 8 hour d/e/n (primarily d/e with night covering for vacations). Call is one weekend per month.

Surgical services are provided to patients in the following clinical specialties which get divided up into 5 teams;

• High Volume Ortho/Spine/Oral (mainly adults)
• Peds CV-Hearts/Cardio Thorasic
• Peds Neuro/Generals/Urology/Bariatrics
• Peds Transplant
• Adult Urology
• Benign GYN
• ENT/Eye/Plastics
• Peds Dental
• Robotic DaVinci

This position offers up to $7500 sign on bonus

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Serves as scrub person during operative procedures

• Anticipates surgeons needs
• Supplies appropriate instruments, suture and specialty items.
• Maintains aseptic technique during all sterile procedures.
• Assures proper identification and handling of specimens.
• Completes all required sponge, sharps and instrument counts.
• Follows appropriate action in emergency situations.

Provides patient care

• Adheres to standards of clinical practice and patient care appropriate to the age of the patients.
• Assists in transfer/positioning of patients.
• Collaborates with the MD and circulating nurse to provide care for each patient.
• Respects the confidentiality of all information

Corrects use and setup of supplies and equipment

• Assures availability and proper functioning of supplies and equipment.
• Assembles and adjust equipment.
• Cleans, replenishes and sterilizes instruments and supplies as needed.
• Participates in the evaluation of new equipment or supplies.
• Assists other members of the team with terminal cleaning of room in readiness of next patient.

Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

Required:
Completion of military or surgical technologist training program/college
Current BLS certification required with American Heart Association as a Healthcare Provider
Excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a complex work environment.

Preferred:
AST Surgical Technologist Certification or eligible within 1 year of hire date

Graduate from an accredited surgical technologist program

Main OR Surgical tech work experience
Work experience with instruments as surgical tech or in a healthcare setting
Training with varied surgical cases