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Surgical Tech, 36 hours/week, day shift - Labor & Delivery

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Winchester, MAFull-time$33.5–45.09/hrTracked 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$33.5–45.09/hr
Location
Winchester, MA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

Beth Israel Lahey Health is hiring a Surgical Tech, 36 hours/week, day shift - Labor & Delivery. Winchester Hospital, a 5x Magnet designated facility, seeks a Surgical Technologist for its Labor & Delivery team. This role involves preparing for surgical procedures, assisting surgeons, and maintaining sterile fields. The position is 36 hours/week, day shift, including weekend and holiday rotations, and operates under the direction of a Registered Nurse within AORN standards.

Key focus areas include Retrieve and review case cart to ensure all physician requested supplies, instruments and equipment are available and sterile for use in case., Open sterile supplies according to aseptic technique in preparation for the surgical procedure., and Scrub for cases according to established sterile procedures..

Successful candidates bring Graduate Of Accredited Surgical Technologists School, Graduate Of US Armed Forces Surgical Technologists Program, and Employed As Surgical Technologist On Or Before July 1, 2013. Important skills include Aseptic Technique, Prepare Surgical Field, Assemble Equipment And Instrumentation, Assist In Surgical Procedure, Disassemble Sterile Field, and Perform Counting Procedures.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Aseptic TechniquePrepare Surgical FieldAssemble Equipment and InstrumentationAssist in Surgical ProcedureDisassemble Sterile FieldPerform Counting ProceduresMoving PatientsTransferring PatientsPositioning PatientRetracting TissueFollow Chain of CommandAdhere to Hospital Policies and ProceduresCommunicate EffectivelyGive and Accept Feedback

Qualifications

Graduate of Accredited Surgical Technologists SchoolGraduate of US Armed Forces Surgical Technologists ProgramEmployed as Surgical Technologist on or Before July 1, 2013Influenza Vaccination1+ Year Operating Room Scrub Experience

Full job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top 10 Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area.

This is a 36 hour/week position, day shift, including weekend and holiday rotations.

As part of the Patient Care Services – Labor & Delivery team and under the direction of a Registered Nurse and within AORN standards and guidelines, the Surgical Technologist:

  • Retrieves and review case cart to ensure all physician requested supplies, instruments and equipment are available and sterile for use in case.

  • Opens sterile supplies according to aseptic technique in preparation for the surgical procedure.

  • Scrubs for cases according to established sterile procedures. Changes into operative clothing; wears sterile gown and gloves, and assists surgeons with same.

  • Prepares and maintains a surgical field.

  • Assembles equipment and instrumentation based on the surgical procedure.

  • Assists in surgical procedure, anticipating, planning for and responding to the needs of the patient, surgeon and other team members.

  • Efficiently disassembles sterile field and instrumentation in preparation for decontamination.

  • Performs complete and accurate counting procedures to promote optimal patient outcomes and reduce patient harm.

  • Moving patients and transferring patients to and from stretchers and beds.

  • Assist the surgical team by positioning the patient and retracting tissue and other bodily parts, as directed.

  • Appropriately follows the chain of command and adheres to hospital policies and procedures.

  • Communicates effectively with the healthcare team utilizing established handoff and procedures. Gives and accepts respectful feedback to enhance teamwork.

Education/Experience:

Required: Graduate of an accredited or US Armed Forces Surgical Technologists school and/or program or employed as a Surgical Technologist at a surgical facility on or before July 1, 2013.

Preferred: At least one year operating room scrub experience

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is an integrated health system dedicated to creating healthier communities — one person at a time — through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity.

Founded in 2019, our system brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, primary and specialty care, behavioral health and home care services, and more than 5,900 physicians and 36,000 employees to care for more than 1.7 million patients in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Together, we are changing healthcare for the better.

Pay Range:

$33.50 - $45.09

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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