Certified Surgical Technologist

Certified Surgical Technologist Clements University Hospital

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. You’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Job Summary

Join the UT Southwestern team as Certified Surgical Technologist! As part of our highly skilled operating room team, you will have the chance to work with world-renowned surgeons performing unique and life-changing surgeries. Helping to perform over 30,000 cases in 2022, our Certified Surgical Techs work with solid-organ transplants, cardiovascular surgeries, orthopeadics, and more. Our state-of-the-art hospital has 59 operating rooms suites allowing us to provide outstanding patient care while coordinating with our surgical team for all operating room needs. At UT Southwestern Medical Center, our Surgical Technicians assist in using cutting edge technology in the OR to help us merge together our mission to educate, discover, and heal. At UT Southwestern, the possibilities to explore your interests and advance your career are limitless.

We would love the opportunity to have you join the UT Southwestern operating room team!

Education and Experience

• One (1) year Surgical Tech experience
• Surgical Technologist Certification OR completion of an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the US military or US Public Health Service is required.
• Preferred: Two to three (2-3) years’ experience with knowledge of eight (8) to ten (10) surgical specialties and able to operate basic/standard OR equipment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) course approved by American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Job Duties

• Assists Registered Nurse Circulator by organizing, prioritizing tasks, and preparing operating room for each surgical procedure and arrival of patient in efficient and timely manner. Maintains on-going communication with Registered Nurse Circulator regarding surgical procedure and patient status.
• Provides perioperative patient care through selection, inspection, and opening of surgical supplies and equipment in timely manner according to age specific concerns for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults and physician's preference list.
• Applies standards of aseptic and sterile technique and corrects break in technique during surgical procedure. Creates and maintains sterile field with essential surgical supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedure in timely, functional, and organized manner.
• Promotes patient safety by checking all equipment for proper working order prior to surgical procedure.
• Performs sponge, sharps, and formal and inventory instrument counts with Registered Nurse Circulator at proper count intervals according to hospital policy and procedures. Passes surgical instruments and anticipates surgeon's needs during surgical procedure.
• Performs surgical hand scrubs and gowns and gloves self and others.
• Cleans and prepares surgical instruments for terminal sterilization. Assists with operating room turnover.
• Leads, directs, and coordinates perioperative patient care assignments of unlicensed members of healthcare team by serving as technical subject matter person, resource person, and/or preceptor to perioperative staff rotating through specialty service. Completes written clinical performance evaluation form in timely manner.
• Organizes and prioritizes perioperative tasks based on identified need. Demonstrates competency to operate surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment. Demonstrates proficiency and independence.
• Solves minor issues of counts and errors, patient care, relation- ships, equipment, supplies, and environment prior to management intervention. Provides and supports efforts to develop and maintain team environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.

For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Perioperative Care

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Rotating shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Work Location: In person