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Company

UC San Diego · 4 hours ago

Principal Surgical Tech - JMC OR - 131858

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$40.12/hr - $49.90/hr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Under direction, the incumbent performs the highest level of surgical technologist duties utilizing specialized knowledge acquired through formal training.

In addition to performing the duties of the Sr Surgical Tech, the incumbent serves in a lead/subject matter expert capacity providing support to all specialty surgical areas within Perioperative Services.

Duties include verification of specialty equipment and inventory, contacting surgeons concerning equipment and supply needs for complex cases, communicating with related buyers, vendors, and other staff concerning their service, contacting surgical supply companies and their vendors about malfunctioning or broken equipment, and providing continuing education in-service to staff.

Assists the Clinical Coordinator with service related activities and identifying opportunities to streamline the operations relative to the surgical tech role.

Functions as a preceptor, mentor and resource to new staff and other scrub personnel.

Performs other related duties as required.

Qualification

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Surgical Technician trainingBARTBLS certificationSurgical Tech experienceSurgical instrumentation knowledgeNBSTSA certificationCertified Surgical TechnologistENT service knowledge

Required

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technician training program.

BART or BLS at time of hire with commitment to get BART w/in 6 months of hire date.

Three (3) years of Surgical Tech experience in an Acute/Perioperative Services/Hospital setting.

Demonstrated knowledge of maintaining a therapeutic environment for patients undergoing surgical procedures.

Expert knowledge of a wide variety of surgical instrumentation used in various surgical procedures.

Demonstrated interpersonal skills in customer service, problem-solving, and taking initiative.

Preferred

NBSTSA certification as a Surgical Technologist (CST).

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Expert knowledge of ENT service

Company

UC San Diego

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4.1

UC San Diego Extension is an online research university for community leaders and professionals.

Founded in 1966

La Jolla, California, USA

10,001+ employees

https://extension.ucsd.edu/

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