Surgical Technician - Weekend Program

Description:

Could you be our next Surgical Technician at Lankenau Medical Center in our 2/4 Weekend Program?

Why work as a Surgical Technician?

• Make an Impact! Our Surgical Technicians play a key role in facilitating safe and successful surgeries for our patients! Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you would check and set up instruments, perform counts, and scrub in to assist the Surgeon at the table during invasive and surgical procedures. Other responsibilities may include: handling specimens, assisting with patient positioning and transfers, and participating in OR turnover.
• Develop and Grow your Career! You are encouraged to attend MLH Education & Development Classes that offer a variety of relevant courses, tools, and resources to help achieve your personal and professional goals. On-going feedback and career development are provided by your Manager through the use of performance appraisals and 1:1 communication to further develop yourself professionally.
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
• Position-Specific Benefits include: We offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services and vendors... And parking is always free!, $4.25/HR On-Call Rate

Position: Surgical Technician

Shift: 2 out of 4 Weekends/Month: Saturday & Sunday: 7am – 7:30pm

 Experience:

One year of Operating Room experience preferred.

 Education:

Successful completion of an accredited course in Operating Room Technology.

 Licensures/Certifications:

Surgical Technician Certification Preferred

Certified Surgical Technologist (by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) Certification preferred, if surgical technician training occurred on or before 12/29/2020 and candidate practiced clinically at any time during the two preceding years      

Certified Surgical Technologist (by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) Certification required upon hire if surgical training took place on or after 12/29/2020

MLH may employ or contract an ST who does not meet the requirements above (from section 501HB81) to practice surgical technology if: (1) after a diligent and thorough effort has been made, the facility is unable to employ or contract with a sufficient number of qualified STs who meet the requirements of section 501; and (2) the health care facility makes a written record of its efforts under (1) and retains the record at the facility.