We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Surgical Technologist to join our team at Nationwide Children's Hospital. As a Surgical Technologist, you will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of surgical procedures and providing exceptional patient care.

• Function as the sterile team member on surgical cases, responsible for aseptic technique and counts of sponges, needles, and miscellaneous items.
• Assist under direct supervision and request of the surgeon in suctioning, holding retractors, providing counter traction, sponging, touching forceps with cautery, and following and cutting suture.
• Utilize knowledge of anatomy and surgical procedures to anticipate patient and surgeon needs before they arise to keep operative time to a minimum.
• Observe and report for correction any breaks in aseptic technique that could cause infection and harm to the patient.
• Assist the registered nurse with non-sterile, circulating duties, i.e., sending lab work, specimens, cultures, blood products, obtaining supplies for the sterile team and anesthesia, and checking patient consents.
• Fills out appropriate lab slips to send patient blood tests and cultures to the laboratory.
• Obtains appropriate supplies from Central Processing or operating room stock to give to the operating team for use during surgery.
• Coordinates and performs the requisitioning of instruments, supplies, and equipment for surgical cases.
• Performs cleaning and disinfection duties in the operating room.
• Assures that all designated supply locations are restocked daily, and expiration dates of sterility are checked.
• Maintains awareness of patient care costs and performs role in a cost-effective manner.
• Assists in processing operating room charges.
• Assists in collecting/entering computer data.
• Participates in peer review as appropriate.
• Participates in research activities conducted in the operating rooms or in data/specimen collection in studies involving surgical patient care.
• Participates in evaluation process of new equipment and supplies for intraoperative patient care.
• Scrubs with new personnel and teaches instrumentation, set-up of the surgical field, aseptic technique, and anticipation of the surgeon?s needs.
• Precepts newer surgical technologists as they begin to perform duties independently.
• Participates in the educational process and acts as a role model for surgical technologist students affiliating at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
• Reports to Operating Room staff via in-service any seminars attended.
• Helps present specialty surgeries in which (s)he has expertise at operating room care conferences.
• Identifies own learning needs and seeks assistance as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school graduate
• Satisfactory completion of an approved Surgical Technologist course (prefer Associates degree)
• Demonstrates manual dexterity
• Demonstrates versatility and adaptability
• Demonstrates a theoretical and clinical ability to conform to standards of asepsis and infection control
• Possess ability to hear and respond appropriately to surgeon and co-worker requests
• Operating or delivery room experience preferred
• Demonstrated and documented competency in the scrub role

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual who is passionate about providing exceptional patient care, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.