$7,500 Sign On Bonus! †eligible to those that qualify à Â
Penn State Health à  -à  Lancaster Medical Center
Location : Ã Â US : PA : Lancaster
Work Type : Ã Â Full Time
FTE : Ã Â
Shift : Ã Â Day
Hours : Ã Â Day shift with call rotation
Recruiter Contact : à  Amanda A. Frankhouser atà Â
SUMMARY OF POSITION :
Performs scrub duties. Assists in-patient care and related services in the Operating Room under the guidance of the Registered Nurse.
Prepares supplies and equipment for use in surgical procedures. Participates in surgical procedures by adhering to aseptic technique, utilizing safely instruments and equipment and applying the principles of anatomy and physiology to a surgical patient.
The Surgical Technologist acts as a preceptor to less technically prepared employees, students and others as indicated. May serve patent populations from neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult to geriatric.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S) :
Individuals must provide evidence of one of the following :
- Completion of an accredited surgical technologist program and maintains a surgical technologist certification; new graduates of accredited surgical tech programs may obtain certification within six months of graduation.Ã Â
- Completion of an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the US Army, Navy, or Air Force.
- Previously employed to practice surgical technology by the hiring Penn State Health (PSH) healthcare facility on or before December 29, 2020, or had been employed to practice surgical technology as the primary function at another healthcare facility at any time during the two years prior to December 29, 2020.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION(S) :
Previous operating room experience within the last three (3) years preferred.
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.