Allegheny Health Network Careers

Date Posted: 01/11/17

Position Number: 55339

Location: West Penn Hospital


 

Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.

Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures. Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.

Department: Operating Rooms

Status: Part-Time

Shift:  Rotation

 

Job Summary: Scrubs and assists surgeon on surgical procedures involving all age groups; works under the direction of the professional registered nurse.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with the preparation of the surgical suite.
• Demonstrates competent technical skills and performs scrub functions related to the entra-operative phase. Understands, anticipates and adapts to surgeon preference and patient care variables and contributes to updating surgeon preference materials.

• Demonstrates knowledge of accepted procedures performed during the intro-operative phase utilizing proper asceptic techniques and practices standard precautions. Follows policy for medication and specimen handling.
• Contributes to division, hospital, and department goals.
• Performs sponge, needle and instrument count.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements:

• Graduate of Surgical Technologist program or completion of an LPN/RN program with training as a surgical Technician or equivalent training.
• Certification from an accredited surgical technology training program preferred.
• Follows Standard Precautions and/or other appropriate precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
• Minimum 1 year OR Surgical Tech experience required for a Surg Tech II or hired as a Surgical Tech I with less than one year experience.