SURGICAL TECH II - OPERATING ROOM

Why Beebe? Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community.  Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence. In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers: - Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions - Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 - Paid Time Off - Long Term Sick accrual - Employer Contribution Plan - Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees - Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions - College Bound 529 Savings Plan - Life Insurance - Beebe Pers via WorkAdvantage - Employee Assistance Program - Pet Insurance Overview Beebe Healthcare is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Surgical Technologist to join our dynamic Operating Room (OR) team at our award-winning hospitals in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. This is an exciting opportunity to support surgical services in a fast-paced environment, delivering high-quality patient care in collaboration with a compassionate, multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities - Follows established procedures for surgical intervention--utilizes appropriate preference sheets, checks case cart for accuracy of on-hand supplies, obtains appropriate items for procedures. - Follows established guidelines related to aseptic technique--utilizes proper scrub, gown and gloving technique for self, surgeon, and assistant; ongoing monitoring of asepsis throughout surgical procedures and reports breaks immediately. - Demonstrates expertise in performance of scrub/surgical routines--anticipates needs of surgeon; consistently recognizes sequence of procedures; understands rationale of instrument usage; passes instruments correctly; appropriate review and preparation for assigned procedures. - Consistently demonstrates knowledge of instrument usage, assembly of instrument sets, case set-up procedures, break-down of instruments set-ups, and protocol for transport to SPD for processing. - Understands and utilizes established guidelines for operation of autoclaves and steris units--performs daily A-Test/Biological tests as required; performs proper care, handling, and assembly of instruments for processing; ensures complete/thorough documentation of all flash and steris cycles as per protocol. Accepts personal accountability for proper handling, judicious use, and optimum care of all department supply, instrument, and equipment inventory. - Assists the RN with planning patient care--routine and special needs, patient positioning, surgical skin prep, documentation, and accuracy of patient charge process. - Confines and contains sources of contamination throughout the surgical procedure--maintains neat and orderly sterile field, ensures ongoing gross cleaning of instrumentation, etc. - Assists with ongoing maintenance of up-to-date preference sheets in coordination with circulating RN, Resource RNs, and department PCCs. - Strives to ensure efficiency in turn around time between procedures--readily available; communication with circulating RN, OR Desk/Charge RN and/or department PCC; assists with room clean up tasks as necessary; prioritizes case set up process toward maximum efficiency. Qualifications - Must possess one (1) year experience in hospital setting. - Prefer minimum of 1 year current operating room experience. - Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. - Graduated from a Surgical Technology program - CST preferred Competencies Skills Essential: * Clear Communication Skills Both Written And Verbal * Able To Keep Confidential Information Regarding Patients, Team Members * Able To Withstand Crisis Situations * Has Skills To Provides Customer Service To Patients, Team Members And Visitors * Knowledge And Experience With Electronic Health Records Credentials Essential: * BLS - Basic Life Saving certification Non-Essential: *Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Education Essential: * High school graduate or equivalent * Graduate of a surgical technology training program Entry USD $24.62/Hr. Max USD $38.16/Hr.

• Follows established procedures for surgical intervention--utilizes appropriate preference sheets, checks case cart for accuracy of on-hand supplies, obtains appropriate items for procedures.
• Follows established guidelines related to aseptic technique--utilizes proper scrub, gown and gloving technique for self, surgeon, and assistant; ongoing monitoring of asepsis throughout surgical procedures and reports breaks immediately.
• Demonstrates expertise in performance of scrub/surgical routines--anticipates needs of surgeon; consistently recognizes sequence of procedures; understands rationale of instrument usage; passes instruments correctly; appropriate review and preparation for assigned procedures.
• Consistently demonstrates knowledge of instrument usage, assembly of instrument sets, case set-up procedures, break-down of instruments set-ups, and protocol for transport to SPD for processing.
• Understands and utilizes established guidelines for operation of autoclaves and steris units--performs daily A-Test/Biological tests as required; performs proper care, handling, and assembly of instruments for processing; ensures complete/thorough documentation of all flash and steris cycles as per protocol. Accepts personal accountability for proper handling, judicious use, and optimum care of all department supply, instrument, and equipment inventory.
• Assists the RN with planning patient care--routine and special needs, patient positioning, surgical skin prep, documentation, and accuracy of patient charge process.
• Confines and contains sources of contamination throughout the surgical procedure--maintains neat and orderly sterile field, ensures ongoing gross cleaning of instrumentation, etc.
• Assists with ongoing maintenance of up-to-date preference sheets in coordination with circulating RN, Resource RNs, and department PCCs.

• Strives to ensure efficiency in turn around time between procedures--readily available; communication with circulating RN, OR Desk/Charge RN and/or department PCC; assists with room clean up tasks as necessary; prioritizes case set up process toward maximum efficiency.

• Must possess one (1) year experience in hospital setting.

• Prefer minimum of 1 year current operating room experience.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Graduated from a Surgical Technology program
• CST preferred