Surgical Technician, Operating Room, First - University Hospital - UofL Health

We are hiring at UofL Health - University Hospital:

Location: 530 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Shift: Full time, 1st Shift

The Surgical Services Department at UofL Hospital consists of the following two areas: Main Hospital and Outpatient Surgery Center. Surgical Services is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year to ensure all surgeries, including trauma/emergencies, are completed and the community’s health needs are met. Our service lines include Robotics, General, Colorectal, Urology, Cancer, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Plastics, and Oral Maxillofacial. In total, we have 17 operating rooms with 2 Robotic rooms and 1 Trauma OR. Our staff take pride in offering excellent care to our patients, as well as their families.

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.

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.

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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