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Penn State Health · 2 days ago

Labor & Delivery Surgical Technologist

Lancaster County, PA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Penn State Health is a leading healthcare provider, and they are seeking a Labor & Delivery Surgical Technologist to perform scrub duties and assist in patient care in the Operating Room. The role involves preparing supplies and equipment for surgical procedures and participating in surgeries while adhering to aseptic techniques.

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Responsibilities

Performs scrub duties

Assists in-patient care and related services in the Operating Room under the guidance of the Registered Nurse

Prepares supplies and equipment for use in surgical procedures

Participates in surgical procedures by adhering to aseptic technique, utilizing safely instruments and equipment and applying the principles of anatomy and physiology to a surgical patient

The Surgical Technologist acts as a preceptor to less technically prepared employees, students and others as indicated

May serve patent populations from neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult to geriatric

Qualification

Surgical technologist certificationOperating room experienceAHA BLS certificationAseptic techniqueAnatomyPhysiology knowledge

Required

Completion of an accredited surgical technologist program and maintains a surgical technologist certification; new graduates of accredited surgical tech programs may obtain certification within six months of graduation

Completion of an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the US Army, Navy, or Air force

Previously employed to practice surgical technology by the hiring Penn State Health (PSH) health care facility on or before December 29, 2020, or had been employed to practice surgical technology as the primary function at another healthcare facility at any time during the two years prior to December 29, 2020

AHA BLS required prior to orientation completion