• Job Description

  Req#: 239350

  Duke University Hospital Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area. Inaddition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

  Duke Nursing Highlights:

  • Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
  • Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
  • Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
  • Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
  • Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
  • Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

  General Description of this Role

  Surgical Technologists (ST) are allied health professionals who assist in the preparation and care of surgical patients ranging from infancy to geriatrics under the general direction of a professional nurse. The ST possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile aseptic technique and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a surgeons’ performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Candidates for this job classification must meet requirements established by the Surgical Technologist Clinical Ladder Review Board.

  Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

  Level III

  • Perform all the duties and responsibilities of Level II plus the following:
  • Provide leadership at unit level to correct safety/clinical quality deficiencies. Lead /implement changes at the unit level.
  • Assist with the teaching of newly hired technologists and student Operating Room technologists.
  • Serve as a role model to new employees and other staff members. Coaches team to anticipate resources.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, staff members and physicians.
  • Assume responsibility for self and ensures that the policies, procedures and safety practices of the Operating Room and Hospital are reinforced.
  • Use critical thinking to anticipate the needs of the surgical team and perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
  • Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice of aseptic and surgical technique.
  • Demonstrates advanced knowledge related to OR emergency situations.
  • Assists in the development of policies, procedures and protocols at the department level
  • Develops process to improve cost containment / decrease waste in room.

  Level IV

  • Perform all the duties and responsibilities of Levels II and III plus the following:
  • Provide leadership at the CSU / Hospital/ Health system / region or national level.
  • Presents or teaches at the CSU / Hospital / Health System level.
  • Assists in the development of policies, procedures and protocols at the CSU level.
  • Assists in efforts to improve resources (ie: data collection)

  Required Qualifications at this Level

  Education:

  • Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program or the successful completion of the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) certification exam.

  Experience:

  • Candidates for Level III and Level IV must meet requirements established by the Surgical Technologist Clinical Ladder Review Board.
  • Level III - Candidates for Level III and Level IV must meet requirements established by the Surgical Technologist Clinical Ladder Review Board. Three years clinical practice or relevant military experience including 1 year of full-ime (30 hrs/wk or .75 FTE) employment at DUHS.
  • Level IV - Candidates for Level III and Level IV must meet requirements established by the Surgical Technologist Clinical Ladder Review Board. Must be LCC-ST Certified. Five years surgical technology practice or relevant military experience including 2 years of full-time (30 hrs/ wk or .75 FTE) employment at DUHS.

  Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification:

  • Level III- Must be eligible for certification by CAAHEP, TS-C (NCCT)
  • Level IV-Must be LCC-ST or TS-C certified

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure in a stressful environment, and often without relief.
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of anatomy relating to the surgical procedure and the instrumentation required in order to effectively anticipate the needs of the surgeon.
  • Ability to set priorities and respond appropriately to actual and/or potential life threatening situations.

  Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level:

  • N/A

  Job Code: 00004555 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST ADVANCED
  Job Level: E2

  Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

  Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the communityfeel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

  Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

• About the company

  Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.

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