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UPMC Hamot is hiring a Surgical Technologist to join our Cardiac Cath Lab!

If you're a certified Surgical Technologist looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today!

This position is full-time, Monday- Friday 7am-3:30pm/8am-4:30pm. On-call coverage required.

Sign on Bonus Details (Full-Time, 2-year commitment)

+ $10,000 sign-on bonus available for Surg. Techs with less than a year of experience.

+ $12,000 sign-on bonus available for Surg. Techs with 1-2 years of experience.

+ $15,000 sign-on bonus available for Surg. Techs with 2+ years of experience.

Sign on Bonus Details (Full-Time, 3-year commitment)

+ $12,000 sign-on bonus available for Surg. Techs with less than a year of experience.

+ $17,000 sign-on bonus available for Surg. Techs with 1-2 years of experience.

+ $25,000 sign-on bonus available for Surg. Techs with 2+ years of experience.

_Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and experience._

Purpose: Perform a variety of tasks in an operating room that assist the surgical team. Arrange sterile setup for surgical procedures; pass instruments, sponge and suture to surgeons and surgical assistants; prepare sterile supplies; assist in cleanup of the operating room; check placement and operation of equipment; and check and restock operating room. During surgical procedures may be responsible for special trays, graft materials, and record patient data.

Responsibilities:

+ Ensure all medications are labeled and handed to surgeon according to established policies and procedures.

+ Before an operation, help to prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment. Adjust and check equipment to ensure it is working properly.

+ During surgery, efficiently pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants. Hold retractors or instruments, cut sutures, sponge or suction the operative site under the supervision of the surgeon and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

+ Assist in the preparation, care for, and disposal of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and helps apply dressings.

+ Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.

+ After surgery, may help transfer patients to the recovery room. Clean and restock the operating room.

+ Prepare patients for surgery by wash, shave, and ensure aseptic incision sites. May transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.

+ Ensure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique.

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+ Must complete a program sponsored by a nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and maintain certification

+ Or complete an appropriate military training program

+ Or maintain certification from an accredited program

+ Or was employed as a surgical technologist in a health care facility on or before 12/27/2020

+ Or was employed as a surgical technologist at another health care facility for two years before 12/27/2020

+ Staff employed on or before 12/27/2020 or with two years prior experience are grandfathered and not required to have certification

+ New graduates of an accredited program may work for six months prior to certification but must be certified within six months of program completion

+ Continuing education for certified individuals: comply with credentialing organization requirements

+ Continuing education for non-certified individuals: 30 hours every two years

+ Surgical specialties include general, orthopedic, vascular, plastic and reconstructive, obstetrics and gynecology, thoracic, ophthalmic, neurosurgery, organ procurement, and endoscopic surgical settings

+ Access to medications is limited to distribution of medication to the nurse

+ New York law requires completion of a nationally accredited educational program and maintenance of certification

+ Grandfather provision: employed as a surgical technologist for at least one year within the four years before 01/01/2015

+ New graduates may work up to 12 months without certification but must obtain certification afterward

+ Temporary waiver: if facility cannot find qualified surgical technologists, must document efforts and individual must meet requirements within two years of start date

+ Continuing education in New York: 15 hours annually

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+ Here are the details in plain bullet points:

+ CPR required based on American Heart Association standards, including both a didactic and skills demonstration component, within 30 days of hire

+ Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Technologist Surgery Certified (TSC) required within 6 months of program completion

+ Exception: A health care facility may employ individuals who do not meet certification requirements if:

+ After a diligent and thorough effort, the facility is unable to employ a sufficient number of qualified surgical technologists who meet certification requirements

+ A written record of recruitment efforts is made and retained at the health care facility

+ Recruitment efforts are documented and can be supplied for this record

+ The supply of certified or eligible surgical technologists does not meet the needs of the organization

+ Pennsylvania House Bill 81 enacted 10/29/2020 and effective 12/27/2020

+ Provides evidence that the individual maintains a surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program

+ Or was employed to practice surgical technology by the healthcare facility on or before 12/27/2020

+ Or was employed to practice surgical technology as the individual's primary function in another health care facility at any time during the two years immediately preceding 12/27/2020

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) OR Tech in Surgery-Certified (TSC)

+ Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran