Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 5 months ago
Surgical Tech II OR, Nights & Weekends - $20k Bonus
Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expVanderbilt University Medical Center, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is committed to advancing health and wellness through exceptional patient care, education, and research. They are seeking a Surgical Tech II to facilitate patient care by assisting physicians and nursing staff during surgical procedures, ensuring a sterile environment and providing necessary instruments and supplies. This role requires competence in performing most cases in a given service or shift with occasional guidance.
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Responsibilities
Facilitates patient care by assisting physicians/nursing staff before, during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to established plan for patient care with occasional guidance
Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance
Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems
Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job
Provides guidance to entry level co-workers
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work
Qualification
Required
Graduate of an approved specific discipline OR successful completion of a surgical technologist training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States
Min. 1 year of relevant work experience
Certification from one of the listed issuers below: NBSTSA CST – National Board of Surgical Technologist and Surgical Assistants, Certified Surgical Technologist; NCCT – TSC – National Center for Competency Testing, Tech In Surgery
If graduate of surgical technologist armed forces training program, no certification is required
Benefits
$20,000 (taxable) bonus to be paid over 2 years.
Up to $10,000 (taxable) to be paid within 45 days of hire, based on relocation mileage.
Company
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a nonprofit institution specializing in patient care, research, and nobility in medical education.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$35.3MKey Investors
National Institute on AgingAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthGordon and Betty Moore Foundation
2025-07-02Grant· $25M
2024-11-15Grant· $3.3M
2024-09-13Grant
Leadership Team
Wright Pinson
Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer
Cecelia Moore
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
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