• Job Description

  Req#: 196406
  
  Position Summary
  
  

  JOB tITLE: Surgical Tech II

  Dept: OR Surgery

  Status: Full Time

  Shift: Day

  Two (2) years surgical tech experience (CST certification may substitute for the two (2) years ofsurgical tech experience).

  ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

  
  Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been
  providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned a “Best Children’s Hospitals” recognition by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years and has been named a Top Children’s Hospital by the patient-advocacy Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013 and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence for employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

  
  Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

  Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you

  
  Responsibilities
  
  

  Demonstrates through clinical practice a clear understanding ofsterile technique and has a working knowledge of the specialized instrumentation and equipment required for a variety of special procedures.

  Essential Functions
  • Reviews preference and verifies case cart completely prior to case.
  • Responsible for the maintenance of an orderly surgical field and for consistently passing instruments and supplies quickly and efficiently to the surgeon.
  • Able to anticipate and prioritize the needs of the various steps associated with the procedure.
  • Takes part in sponge, needle and instruments counts as dictated by the procedure.
  • Responsible for maintaining the surgicalspecimen in a manner which identifies and preservesthem for pathology evaluation.
  • Assistsin ordering and stocking ofspecialty supplies under the direction of managementstaff and departmental guidelines.
  • Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
  • May have limited accessto areasstoring medications.
  • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
  • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures

  
  Qualifications
  
  

  Education/Training:
  High school graduate or equivalent.

  Successful completion of:
  • Surgical Technology training program; or
  • Orlando Health training program

  Licensure/Certification:
  Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

  Experience:
  Two (2) yearssurgical tech experience. (CST certification may substitute for the two (2) years ofsurgical tech experience).

  
  

  Education/Training:
  High school graduate or equivalent.

  Successful completion of:
  • Surgical Technology training program; or
  • Orlando Health training program

  Licensure/Certification:
  Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

  Experience:
  Two (2) yearssurgical tech experience. (CST certification may substitute for the two (2) years ofsurgical tech experience).

  
  

  Demonstrates through clinical practice a clear understanding ofsterile technique and has a working knowledge of the specialized instrumentation and equipment required for a variety of special procedures.

  Essential Functions
  • Reviews preference and verifies case cart completely prior to case.
  • Responsible for the maintenance of an orderly surgical field and for consistently passing instruments and supplies quickly and efficiently to the surgeon.
  • Able to anticipate and prioritize the needs of the various steps associated with the procedure.
  • Takes part in sponge, needle and instruments counts as dictated by the procedure.
  • Responsible for maintaining the surgicalspecimen in a manner which identifies and preservesthem for pathology evaluation.
  • Assistsin ordering and stocking ofspecialty supplies under the direction of managementstaff and departmental guidelines.
  • Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
  • May have limited accessto areasstoring medications.
  • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
  • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures

• About the company

  Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

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