Surgical Technologist - 6:45P-7:15A

Nemours in; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on bonus

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Orlando is seeking a Surgical Technologist to support three 12-hour shifts (1845-0715) with holiday rotation. Regular and holiday call are required, with weekend rotation based on unit needs; a 30-minute response time is expected.

A sign-on bonus is available for qualified applicants. The role, under supervision of surgeons and RNs, involves handling instruments, maintaining sterile fields, assisting with counts, and ensuring safe operative conditions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Graduate of Surgical Technology program required.
• American Heart Association BLS required upon hire.
• Certified surgical technologist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implements protective measures to prevent skin or tissue injury due to heat sources, lasers, and external pressure.
• Monitors the sterile field and operative team for breaks in technique or compromise to the sterile field.
• Ensures safe instrument handling to protect patient and team safety.
• Identifies, collects, and transfers specimens to the RN circulator as directed.
• Participates in needle, sponge and instrument counts.
• Implements latex precautions as needed to protect patients with latex allergies.
• Participates in Universal Protocol Sign In, TIME OUT, and Sign Out for each procedure.
• Maintains awareness of patient allergies and implements latex precautions as needed.
• Ensures sterility of instrumentation and checks package integrity before opening.
• Assists with patient transfers to prevent shear injuries.

Education

High School Diploma

Graduate of Surgical Technology program

American Heart Association BLS

Certified Surgical Technologist

Job description

Surgical Technologist - 6:45P-7:15A (Finance)

Join our team as a Surgical technologist for three 12-hour shifts, 1845-0715 holiday rotation. Position requires regular and holiday call, weekend rotation based upon unit needs. Hours and call needs may vary based on the needs of the unit, 30 minute response time required. SIGN ON BONUS for qualified applicants!

The Surgical/Minor Procedure Technologist is an unlicensed assistive person who works under the supervision of a surgeon/proceduralist, circulating Registered Nurse or other licensed practitioners, to help ensure that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. The surgical technologist handles instruments, equipment and supplies necessary for the procedure, performing tasks that include but are not limited to performance of aseptic technique, setting up the sterile field, handing instruments/equipment to the surgeon/proceduralist, labeling medications on the back table, preparing sterile dressings, care of instruments, participating in sponge, needle and instrument counts and participating in the sign in, timeout and sign out of procedures.

Position Responsibilities

• Implements protective measures to prevent skin or tissue injury due to heat sources, lasers, and external pressure applied by heavy instruments/equipment or by members of the operative/procedural team.
• In collaboration with the RN circulator, monitors the sterile field and operative team for breaks in technique or compromise to the sterile field to prevent potential adverse clinical events such e.g. infection.
• Ensures that the use of instruments, supplies and equipment does not compromise patient or team safety by employing principles of safe instrument and equipment handling.
• Properly identifies, collects, and transfers specimens to RN circulator as directed by surgeon/proceduralist.
• Participates in and performs needle, sponge and instrument counts as established in hospital policy.
• Implements latex precautions as needed, protecting patients at risk with latex allergy/sensitivity from exposure to natural rubber by hospital policy and guidelines.
• In collaboration with the surgical team, actively participates in the Universal Protocol Sign In, TIME OUT, and Sign Out for each procedure
• Maintains awareness of patient Allergies and implements latex precautions as needed, protecting patients at risk with latex allergy/sensitivity from exposure to natural rubber by hospital policy and guidelines
• Ensures sterility of instrumentation and equipment for procedures; checks integrity of packages before opening, checks chemical indicators for appropriate color change and recognizes and initiates corrective action for any compromise of sterility.
• Assists with patient transfers, taking care to prevent shearing injuries to patients

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma required; Graduate of Surgical Technology program required
• American Heart Association BLS required upon hire
• Certified surgical technologist preferred
• Minimum of 1 year experience in hospital or outpatient surgery setting as a surgical technologist preferred

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .