Surgical Technologist/FA - UPMC Williamsport Cardiology Full-Time Days

UPMC; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Surgical Technologist First Assist for its Invasive Cardiology Department. This full-time position involves assisting in surgical procedures, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining high standards of care. The role requires a commitment to personal development and adherence to organizational policies. If you are passionate about surgical assistance and patient advocacy, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that values quality and safety in every aspect of patient care and be part of an innovative healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Assists in operations under physician direction, ensuring patient safety.
• Maintains regulatory and credentialing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides ethical care and follows legal standards during surgeries.
• Assists surgeons with positioning, prepping, and draping patients.

Skills

Surgical Assistance

Patient Care

Knowledge of Surgical Anatomy

Electrocautery Use

Patient Advocacy

Education

Certification as Surgical Technologist

Job description

UPMC Williamsport has a Full-Time Opening for a Surgical Technologist First Assist in our Invasive Cardiology Department.
This position will be day shift (hours 6:30a-3:00p) and requires an on-call rotation for weekend and holidays.

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Purpose:
Participates in an expanded role of perioperative First Assisting. Under the direction of the physician, assists in operations; may help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, wound closure, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

Responsibilities:

• Provide competent and ethical care within legal standards of practice as applicable to the STFA.
• Maintains regulatory, credentialing, and privileging requirements
• Assume responsibility for personal development and education.
• Know and follow all organizational/departmental policies/procedures.
• Incorporate leading/evidence-based practice in quality/safety into every day work. Commit to high quality, safe work; encourage others to have similar standards. Identify processes/systems that could lead to inefficient practices, unsafe conditions, errors or adverse events. Avoid shortcuts to ensure quality and safety measures are not circumvented. Encourage patient and family involvement in processes involvingpatient safety. Speak up with other service partners to ensure high quality and safety. Report serious events/incidents per policy.
• Assist surgeon during operating room procedures. Performs positioning, prepping, and draping of the patient. Provides homeostasis by safe use of electrocautery, clamping blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, ligating vessels, and other means as directed by surgeon. Identifies various suture needs and demonstrated appropriate suture management
• Applies knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative technique relative to operative procedures. Identifies specific physician preferences and steps of the procedure.
• Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.
• Serves as an educator, mentor, consultant, and resource to colleagues and other health care professionals in relation to STFA activities and robotic surgery