Surgical Technician, Surgery

Tupelo
SURGERY
Full Time - Day

Posting Description

At North Mississippi Health Services, our mission is to “continuously improve the health of the people of our region.” We aim to “provide the best patient and family-centered care and health services in America.” We believe that fulfilling our mission and vision calls us to embrace the best people who form incredible connections with our patients and families.

We take pride in celebrating everything that makes you unique—your talents, perspectives, and passions. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in connecting your passion with a purpose. You know what connected feels like when you are part of our team.

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Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Main Unit Surgical Technician at North Mississippi Health Services demands mastery in handling and maintaining surgical instruments and equipment, ensuring they are sterile and ready for use. The technician is responsible for preparing surgical procedures by selecting supplies, instruments, and equipment, performing surgical counts, maintaining sterile techniques, assisting surgeons during procedures, and decontaminating clinical equipment. This role requires a diverse set of skills and abilities to effectively support trauma surgeons and medical teams during critical procedures, ability to think and act swiftly in high-pressure situations, understanding of trauma care protocols and procedures, and the capacity to remain calm and composed in stressful and emotionally charged environments. These abilities are essential for ensuring the highest level of care and support in a Tier 2 trauma setting.

| **JOB** **FUNCTIONS** | | --- | Technical Proficiency: * Mastery in handling and maintaining surgical instruments and equipment, ensuring they are sterile and ready for use. * Uses procedure preference lists. * Selects & arranges supplies, instruments and equipment for surgical procedures. * Surgical Counts along with RN circulator performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts as specified by policy and procedure of the hospital. * Ability to think and act swiftly in high-pressure situations, making crucial decisions to support the surgical team. * Keen observation skills to monitor patient vitals and surgical procedures, ensuring no detail is overlooked. * Restocks supplies. * Decontaminates, cleans, and sterilizes instruments for re-use according to hospital policy and procedure as needed. * Prepares and organizes operating room suite for next use. * Capacity to remain calm and composed in stressful and emotionally charged environments. * Assists surgeons by performing duties under the supervision of the RN including care of specimen until turned over to Registered Nurse. * Required to take specialty/trauma call and work specified holidays as needed to provide 24/7 coverage based on the assigned department.  Patient Advocate: * Protects patients from potential injury and contamination of sterile field. Communication/Record-Keeping: *  Strong communication and teamwork skills to coordinate effectively with surgeons, nurses, and other medical staff. Education: * Attends required in-services, annual review and educational programs. * Understanding of trauma care protocols and procedures to assist in the efficient and effective treatment of patients as needed. Regulatory: * Knowledge and practice of standards of care, policies/procedures established by North Mississippi Medical Center.
 

	QUALIFICATIONS
	Education
	Education Level	Education Details	Required/Preferred
	High School Diploma or GED Equivalent	High School graduate or equivalent	Required	And
	Associate's Degree	Graduate of an accredited school of Surgical Technology or will accept 1 year of experience in lieu of certification	Required
	Licenses and Certifications
	Licenses and Certifications	Licenses and Certifications Details	Time Frame	Required/ Preferred
	CST - Certified Surgical Technologist	Certified Surgical Technologist		Preferred	And
	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)	American Heart Association (AHA) CPR certification at HCP Level		Required
Work Experience
Number of Years	Work Experience Details	Required/ Preferred
Less than 1 year	Up to three months of orientation/training depending on experience	Required	And
1-3 years	1 year of applicable work experience	Preferred
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities	Required/Preferred	Proficiency
Outstanding written and verbal communication	Required	N/A
Interaction with a patient population of all ages ranging from young adults to geriatrics	Required	N/A
Assists surgeon as a “scrubbed” member of the operating team	Required	N/A
Must have integrity	Required	N/A
Trusted to provide sterile supplies and quality patient care during surgical procedures	Required	N/A
Must be able to function independently as well as within a group setting	Required	N/A
Detailed oriented	Required	N/A
Must have extensive contact with: surgeon(s), nurse practitioners, nurses, surgical team members and patients	Required	N/A
Must reflect a positive, caring attitude toward clients, patients, staff and the public we serve	Required	N/A
Ability to work well under pressure while providing a high level of care	Required	N/A

**SCOPE**
**Freedom To Act:**
**Problem Solving:**
**Impact:**
**Financial Responsibility:** * Sales Revenue Target Responsibility:  * Approval Responsibility: * P & L Responsibility: * Assets Controlled: * Controllable Expenses (e.g., Payroll and other budgeted items): * Total Financial Responsibility: **Budget Responsibility** * Primary Budget Responsibility: * Shared Budget Responsibility:

Requirements:

Licenses

You must have the following licenses to apply:
Certified Surgical Tech

Education

You must have the following education to apply:
Associates