Lead ENT Surgical Tech

Billings Clinic; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 3,815,000 - 4,768,000; Full time

Job summary

Billings Clinic in Billings, MT is seeking a Lead Surgical Technologist for the Surgical Services department. The role requires advanced scrubbing and assisting on service line procedures, maintaining sterile fields, and coordinating OR preparation.

The Lead may rotate to other areas, ensures proper equipment function, and supports team education and efficiency. Requires certification and prior surgical technology experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program or equivalent.
• 3 to 5 years of surgical technologist experience preferred.
• Certification for Surgical Technology at hire; LCC-ST desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintains sterile field consistently.
• Assists with scrubbing and assisting on procedures.
• Prepares OR rooms for surgery and ensures equipment is ready.

Skills

Surgical technologist

Sterile technique

Team collaboration

AST/AORN knowledge

Education

Accredited surgical technology program

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Job description

You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006. Billings, Montana, is a friendly, college community in the Rocky Mountains with great schools and abundant family activities. Amazing outdoor recreation is just minutes from home.

Four seasons of sunshine! You can make a difference here.

About Us

Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.

Your Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off
• employee wellness program

We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full- and part-time employees (minimum of 20 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more. Click here for more information or download the Employee Benefits Guide .

Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence

Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years. Click here to learn more!

Pre-Employment Requirements

All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting. Click here to learn more!

Lead ENT Surgical Tech

SURGICAL SERVICES (BILLINGS CLINIC HOSPITAL)

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Shift: Varies

Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)

Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours every two weeks (Non-Exempt)

Starting Wage DOE: $27.69 - 34.61

The Lead Surgical Technologist demonstrates advanced knowledge, skills, and understanding of the unique aspects of surgical procedures and equipment. The Lead Surgical Technologist demonstrates advanced competency scrubbing and assisting on service line procedures. The Lead may rotate to areas other than his/her assigned specialty and will perform those duties for which he/she has demonstrated competency. The Lead Surgical Technologist will assume responsibility and accountability for the preparation of the service line OR rooms for surgery. In addition. he/she maintains knowledge of all service line equipment and ensures proper working order and availability, tracks repairs, and participates in requests for new purchases.

The Lead Surgical Technologist is a resource to other OR staff and may assist with direct or indirect OR activities. The Lead Surgical Technologist must be able to perform skills to the standards of care that the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) defines as quality-of-care accuracy and efficiency. The Lead must be able to work independently and fully understand all facets associated with the responsibilities of a leader with the ability to adjust for priorities on a case-by-case basis to produce quality care for patients undergoing surgery at Billings Clinic. The Lead must be knowledgeable with the standards set by AST, AORN, and AAMI.

Essential Job Functions

• Consistently creates, maintains, and monitors a sterile field.
• Drapes with sterile technique in accordance with the surgeon preference.
• Adheres to standard precautions and the use of personal protective equipment.
• Familiar with equipment, instrumentation and supplies for basic procedures.
• Anticipates the needs of the surgical team before, during, and after the procedure.
• Reviews preference cards and prepares accordingly for assigned procedures.
• Accountable for cost effective practice with regards to equipment and supplies.
• Identifies, and properly handles specimens for processing.
• Counts instruments, sharps, and sponges, before, during, and after procedures.
• Cleans and prepares instruments for reprocessing/sterilization.
• Familiar with the methods of sterilization: Steam, Steris, flash, ETO.
• Properly transfers, stores, and labels all medications on the field under the supervision of the circulating RN.
• Reacts appropriately in emergency patient situations by remaining scrubbed or performing as directed by the RN.
• Safeguards patient information and maintains patient confidentiality.
• Collaborates with the surgical team in the implementation of the plan of care for each patient.
• Recognizes and reports situations which impact patient safety.
• Participates in indirect patient care activities such as cart stocking, case cart completion etc.
• Facilitates efficient turnovers.
• Participates in mandatory annual training and scheduled in-services.
• Complies with policies and procedures of Surgical Services
• Identifies individual self-learning needs and works with perioperative educator to seek appropriate experiences.
• Serves as a role model for professional perioperative practice in the Operating Room.
• Takes call and proficiently scrubs for all surgical specialties.
• Assumes responsibility for precepting newer staff/students to the scrub role.
• Collaborates to identify learning needs of orientee staff and assists with opportunities for teaching/learning programs, assists with competency-based practice.
• Responsible for streamlining trays, dry goods and the set-up and breakdown of surgical cases.
• Demonstrates ability to operate and trouble-shoot a variety of equipment used in the surgical suite.
• Ensures that proper Radiation Safety protection is being practiced and exercised according to standard.
• Participates in hospital or unit-based performance improvement activities.
• Completes educational activities as assigned
• Required to complete 4 hours of annual training per year for advanced orthopedic and spine certification requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program or equivalent

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of surgical technologist experience preferred
• Demonstrates knowledge and practice of basic patient care concepts
• Demonstrates the application of the principles of asepsis in a knowledgeable manner that provides for optimal patient care in the OR
• Demonstrates basic surgical case preparation skills
• Demonstrates the ability to perform the role of first scrub on basic surgical cases
• Safe pharmaceutical handling requirements and guidelines
• Analytical and critical thinking skills necessary to understand a variety of basic and/or routine problem scenarios associated with patient care
• Interpersonal skills which enable the incumbent to appropriately respond to a variety of patient/family requests and inquiries, to respond to inquiries from physicians, nursing staff and other health care providers, and to check for understanding, allay apprehension and enlist cooperation of the patient
• Ability to utilize and apply PSE skills

Certifications and Licenses

• Certification for Surgical Technology At hire
• Certification by the Liaison Council for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST), desired

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience relating to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered. Employees that require a licensed or certification must be properly licensed/certified and the licensure/certification must be in good standing.

Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at www.billingsclinic.com/aboutus

Billings Clinic is committed tobeing an inclusive and welcoming employer, that strives to be kind, safe, andcourageous in all we do. As an equal opportunity employer, our policies andprocesses are designed to achieve fair and equitable treatment of all employeesand job applicants. All employees and job applicants will be provided the sametreatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race,color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maritalstatus, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, and/ordisability. To ensure we provide an accessible candidate experience forprospective employees, please let us know if you need any accommodations duringthe recruitment process.

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