Surgical Technologist

23 hours ago

Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States UPMC - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Full time

About the Role

UPMC is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Certified Surgical First Assistant to join our team. As a key member of the perioperative team, you will provide critical support to surgeons and other healthcare professionals during surgical procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Assist surgeons and other healthcare professionals during surgical procedures, ensuring a safe and efficient operation.
  • Prepare patients for surgery, including washing, shaving, and ensuring aseptic incision sites.
  • Collaborate with surgeons, specialty team members, and other departments to ensure seamless communication and patient care.
  • Utilize appropriate techniques to assist with hemostasis, including clamping and/or cauterizing vessels or tissue, tying and/or ligating clamped vessels or tissue, and applying hemostatic clips.
  • Assume responsibility for all repairs, ordering, and maintenance of supplies, equipment, lasers, and instrumentation related to the specialty service.
  • Participate in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques as appropriate.
  • Select and apply appropriate wound dressings, including liquid or spray occlusive materials, absorbent material affixed with tape or circumferential wrapping, and immobilizing dressing.
  • Provide assistance in securing drainage systems to tissue.

Requirements

  • Completion of a formal surgical technician program offered by a community or junior college, vocational school, university, hospital, or the military.
  • Graduate of an accredited Surgical First Assist Program.
  • Current certification as a Certified First Assist (CFA) through the National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants.
  • Three years of current Operating Room experience is preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of at least two surgical specialties with one year of experience in the selected specialty desired.
  • Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

  • Cert Surgical Technician Cert First Assist through NBSTSA or ABSA to be obtained within one year of hire/transfer date.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal.
  • Act 33 with renewal.
  • Act 34 with renewal.
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with Renewal.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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