What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Tech (Full-time Ambulatory Surgery Center) position at AHN?
Location: Heritage Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center, 79 Wagner Road, Monaca, PA 15061
Work Hours: Monday thru Friday, daylight
Under the supervision of a registered nurse and according to established nursing standards and surgery center policies and procedures, assists with surgical procedures as a scrub member of the surgical team. Prepares/Reprocesses surgical instruments and maintains a clean and safe surgical environment.
REQUIRED
High school diploma or equivalent. Graduate of an accredited post-secondary education program in Surgical Technology. Command of the standards of surgical technique. BLS certification.
Successful completion of applicable clearances as outlined in Human Resources policy HR-106 within 90 days of commencing employment.
Effective December 2020, new hire surgical technologists must meet at least one of the following requirements:
- Successfully complete a program sponsored by an entity holding a nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and hold and maintain surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program
- Successfully complete an appropriate training program for surgical technologists in the U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force
- Provide evidence that they maintain a surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program, were employed to practice as a surgical technologist by the health care facility on or before the effective date of the law, or were employed to practice as a surgical technologist as the individual's primary function in another health care facility at any time during the two years immediately preceding the effective date of this law.
Surgical technologists must comply annually with the continuing education requirements necessary to maintain the certified surgical technologist credential and provide proof of compliance with the health care facility upon request.
PREFERRED
Two years current Operating Room experience. AST Certification.