Seattle Orthopedic Surgery Center, a division of Proliance surgeons, has an immediate opening for a full time, experienced sterile processing technician for our busy 9 surgeon, 3 operating room surgery center. We have a team approach and pride ourselves on working together to provide excellent care to all our patients. We are centrally located in the Wallingford neighborhood within walking distance to many restaurants and coffee shops. This role does not require nights, weekends, or holidays.

We offer competitive wages. a great benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401k retirement plans. Free parking, catered lunches provided once a week, snack and beverage stocked break room, espresso machine, and additional employee perks.

What We Stand For:

At Proliance Surgeons, it is our mission to be the leader in physician-led healthcare services. Each teammate contributes to our vision of Exceptional Outcomes, Personally Delivered. Our values of Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Equity and Stewardship transcend all of our relationships: our patients and their loved ones, one another as team members, our business associates and our community. Every teammate is expected to embrace and demonstrate these shared values.

The Surgical Technologist Lead in the ASC provides leadership and support to a team of surgical technologists and support staff in addition to direct hands-on support by handling instruments, supplies and equipment before, during and after surgery.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities of the Surgical Technologist Lead include, but are not limited to:

Lead

• Leads other members of the health care team to provide optimal care
• Assists supervisor in delegating tasks and duties
• Assists in developing staffing assignments
• Provides direct assistance to team members
• Takes an active role on committees and projects within the department

Surgical Technologist

• Work with all members of the health care team to provide optimal care to the patient throughout their surgical experience.
• Maintain a friendly, positive, and caring attitude with all patients, physicians and staff.
• Properly handles the instruments, supplies and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure.
• Ability to anticipate the needs of the surgeon based on requests and patterns.
• Constantly monitoring for maintenance of the sterile field.
• Assist in assuring that the proper supplies, instruments and equipment are available for the procedure.
• Assist in assuring that equipment is functioning properly.
• Monitor use of all supplies. Assist with inventory control by proper count of supplies/time used.
• Continuing education to meet State requirements and keep current with health care changes.
• Display professionalism at work and in the community as a representative of the Center.
• Take an active role on committees within the department.
• Identifies actual and potential risk to patients and others and takes action to minimize or eliminate risk and maximize safety.

Education/Experience

• Graduation from an accredited surgical technology program
• Certified Surgical Technologist preferred
• Current State licensure and CPR
• 1 year of direct experience as a Surgical Technologist, 2 years of direct experience a plus
• Lead or supervisor experience a plus

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Problem solving skills
• Skill in using a computer
• Knowledge of applicable specialties
• Ability to remove oneself personally from given situations, remaining objective
• Ability to exhibit cooperation, flexibility, and provide assistance when interfacing with patients, physician and staff
• Ability to multi-task
• Skill in organizing and reporting information that is accurate and complete
• Understanding of the need for and evidence of consistent respect for confidentiality/HIPAA
• Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all staff
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Consistency and timeliness in attendance

Work Environment/Physical Demands

The work environment/physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable differently abled persons to perform the essential functions.

Work may be performed in an office and clinical environment. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate is required to sit for long periods of time, stand and walk, bend and stretch. Use of telephone and computer is required. Manual dexterity required for use of computer keyboard. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 pounds. May requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.