Regional Surgical Technologist

About Geisinger

Geisinger is committed to caring for our patients, members, students, the Geisinger family, and our communities. Our purpose is driven by five core values:

• Kindness: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• Excellence: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• Learning: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• Innovation: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• Safety: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

About the Role

As a Regional Surgical Technologist at Geisinger, you will assist surgeons with procedures related to the care of patients of all ages during surgical intervention. You will assist in the coordination of treatments with other disciplines. This role requires you to connect patients to clinical equipment as needed and practice aseptic techniques while preparing for surgery, including scrubbing, applying surgical gown, gloving, draping and setting up instrument table. You will actively participate in surgical Time and out and OR Briefing according to the universal protocol. You will identify the correct surgical site with the circulating RN and surgeon before incision of operative procedures.

You will maintain an accurate account of supplies including sponges, needles and instruments, and verify the count with the circulating nurse at the end of the procedure. You will prepare, identify and verify all specimens obtained during the surgical procedure, and dispose of linens, needles and sharps in appropriate containers. You will assess wounds and apply or change sterile dressing as instructed by the RN. You will maintain and document universal precautions and initiate emergency procedures. You will participate in the admission and discharge process, and perform billing as appropriate for services rendered or equipment used. You will participate in on-call rotations of OR and act as a preceptor for students assigned to the surgical unit. You will adhere to all policies, protocols and standards of care, and standards of care. You will perform quality control monitoring (QA and QI and QE). You will perform additional duties including specimen collection, pleure-vac and traction set up, patient transport and post-mortem care. You will assure all medications and solutions are labeled, under the RN's supervision.

Work is typically performed in a clinical You are accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Application Instructions

Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Tracey Carolus, Nurse Recruiter at tlcarolus@geisinger.edu or 717-242-7202.