Certified Surgical Technologist
Certified Surgical Technologist
Nashville, Tennessee
Overview
When you join USPI, you’re joining a caring, compassionate team who provides excellence in patient care across all of our facilities. As part of our staff, you’ll work with a high level of professionalism and commitment to our patients by providing safe, efficient patient care throughout their health experience. We follow the highest standard for nursing excellence, quality patient care, and innovation.
- Job Type: Full-Time/Regular
Success Profile
What makes a successful Certified Surgical Technologist at our location? Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Team player
- Multi-Tasker
- Positive
- Compassionate
- Analytical
- Detail-Oriented
Culture
Our mission is to treat each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member. Each patient, each family, each and every time.
- Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
- Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
- Delivering results through accountability and transparency
- Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve
Benefits
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Healthcare
Medical, dental, vision, healthcare/dependent FSA, life and disability insurance
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401(k) Retirement Plans
Secure your future with plans that also include employer discretionary match
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Tuition Reimbursement
Up to $1,500 maximum reimbursement per year
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Paid Time Off
Up to 15 PTO days per year and 6 paid holidays
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Work/Life Balance
Benefits such as paid holidays and vacation help you keep a healthy work-life balance
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Compensation
Competitive salaries
Certified Surgical Technologist
Responsibilities
Full-Time : Certified Surgical Technologist
$10k Sign-On Bonus Available
Eye Surgery Center of Nashville is seeking a skilled Certified Surgical Technologist to join our medical team who wants to work Monday - Thursday with occasional half day Fridays. Eye Surgery Center of Nashville is a single specialty Ophthalmology Ambulatory Surgery Center in downtown Nashville. We are committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.
- NO call, NO weekends, NO holidays & holidays are PAID for full-time employees starting upon hire
- Support from administration for advancing career goals
- Great, supportive work environment
- A healthcare team that prides themselves on strong teamwork, communication, and making new hires feel welcomed
Job Summary:
Assists surgical team during operative procedures. Arranges and inventories sterile set-up for operation, and passes items as needed to the operating team. Assists in preparing and moving patients, and in cleaning the operating theater. The OR Tech is responsible for the provision of surgical care to meet identified patient outcomes and to achieve the goals of the facility as directed by the Registered Nurse.
Primary Position Responsibilities:
- Delivers safe patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse and according to surgery
- Demonstrates ability to meet patient's and family's learning needs as identified in the plan of care.
- Demonstrates continued competence in treating, and caring for individuals based upon age-specific needs utilizing a developmental perspective.
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position.
- Assists with receipt and distribution of central supply, floor stock, office and stock supplies and rental equipment.
- Assists all inventory control programs in accordance with facility safety and security procedures.
- Properly processes instruments and trays
- Utilizes appropriate cleaning supplies and equipment to perform relevant cleaning functions on a variety of surfaces and finishes.
- Orients the patient and family to the patient care environment, surgery
- center and unit routines
- Provides appropriate interventions related to safety issues.
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position.
Qualifications:
- Licenses or Certifications: Basic Cardiac Life Support Course within 6 months of hire, Certified Scrub Tech or LPN
- Preferred two years’ experience as OR tech.
- Ability to efficiently and effectively assist physician with operative procedure.
- Ability to set priorities.
- Knowledge of inventory/stock procedures.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to details
- Knowledgeable of cleaning principles of both environment and equipment
- Ability to communicate well with patients, physicians, co-workers, etc.
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
Required Skills:
- High school diploma or equivalent and completion of a Scrub Tech program required
- Must have Certified Surgical Technologist through National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assistant
- Previous experience as a Scrub Tech for 2 years is desired
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with the team
- Strong understanding of aseptic technique
USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or
employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin,
age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will
make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program.
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