Surgical Tech, Labor & Delivery, 7p-7a - University Hospital - UofL Health

Overview

We Are Hiring At UofL Health:

Center for Women and Infants located at University Hospital

530 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Shift: Full time, 7p-7a

About us:

UofL Hospital, an academic teaching and research hospital, is at the heart of the Louisville metro area in downtown Louisville. UofL Hospital offers a second-to-none cancer center, world-renowned trauma team, and a uniquely streamlined, nationally accredited stroke center. UofL Hospital is the only adult Level I trauma center in the region. The hospital is also the home to the only dedicated burn center in Kentucky.

The Center for Women and Infants is a designated Baby-Friendly birthing facility by Baby-Friendly USA. The designation is awarded to birth centers that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding and mother/baby bonding. UofL Hospital’s Center for Women & Infants is the only downtown Louisville facility to earn this designation. It’s the fourth facility in Kentucky to have it.

UofL Hospital proudly received magnet designation in fall 2022.

Benefits and Perks:

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options.
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays.
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner.
• 401K with Employer Match.

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

A surgical technician is responsible for assisting the operating room team during operative procedures in accordance with internal standards and procedures.  Work includes arranging and inventorying sterile set-up for operations, passing items as needed to the operating team, assisting in the preparation and moving of patients, and in the clean-up of the operating room.  An incumbent carries out assigned activities under direct supervision and direction of a qualified practitioner.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assembles instruments, sterile supplies, and equipment specific to surgical procedures.
• Scrubs for varied surgical procedures encompassing each surgical specialty and emergency procedures demonstrating versatility and competency while maintaining sterile technique and performing surgical counts.
• Institutes cleaning, reprocessing, and storage of instruments and equipment.
• Assists in transfer and positioning of patients as directed by surgeon or circulating nurse.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduation from an accredited surgical technician vocational or technical program/school.
• Completion of a UofL Health surgical technologist program.
• Completion of a hospital based surgical technologist training program. 
• Graduates of a military training program in surgical technology.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association.
• One year experience in operating room as surgical technician or clinical rotations at University Hospital.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CST – Certified Surgical Technician

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