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Travel Surgical Technologist

St. Luke’s University Health Network

Allentown, Pennsylvania

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Basic Life Support (BLS), Drilling Equipment, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, High School Diploma, Instrumentation, Lift/Move 100 Pounds, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Low Frequency (LF), Manual Dexterity, Material Moving, Nursing, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Quality Metrics, Registered Nurse (RN), Safety/Work Safety, Sample/Specimen Processing, Surgical Procedures
LOCATION
Allentown, Pennsylvania
POSTED
30+ days ago

At St. Luke’s, our travel staff are OUR employees.  They are a valued part of our team and are extended benefits such as medical, vision, and dental, as well as retirement options. Our travel staff has the best of both worlds available to them – flexibility of travel & the support of working for a 100 Top Health Care System.   St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset!  Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

 

 

TRAVEL ASSIGNMENTS, Campus and Shift will vary
13 week assignments, 36-40 hours per week (8, 10 or 12 hour shifts), Call may be required depending on assignment

Minimum of 2 years of experience, BLS and Certification are required upon hire.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Demonstrates ability to prepare for surgical procedures including confirming supplies, equipment and appropriate instrumentation.
  • Prepares sterile tables with efficiency and accuracy in an organized and consistent manner including ensuring instruments are in safe working condition.
  • Follows OR safety practices maintaining a safe environment for patients and supporting safe patient outcomes including surgical counts.
  • Demonstrates participation of surgical team duties from turnover between cases to daily operational assignments.
  • Demonstrates ability to use knowledge of procedures to anticipate needs of the surgical team from draping to closure.
  • Maintains highest standard of sterile technique and attentive to members of the team.
  • Handles surgical specimens in safe, appropriate manner per appropriate handling policies.
  • Demonstrates ability to follows appropriate process for handling surgical instruments/drills/equipment  in appropriate manner.
  • Works collaboratively with RN and members of the surgical team to meet highest level of compliance in quality metrics and successful patient outcomes.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of ethical care, patients rights and supports culture of safety through verbalization of safety concerns.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sit up to 1 hour per day.  Stand for up to 8 hours per day; possibly 6 hours at a time.  Walk up to 8-10 hours per day; up to 2 hours at a time.  Continuously required to use manual dexterity for handling and twisting/turning.  Consistently lift and carry objects up to 10 lbs; frequently lift and carry objects up to 25 lbs.; frequently push objects up to 100+ lbs (i.e. camera carts, microphones, storage carts, etc).  Frequently stoop and bend.  Frequently reach above shoulder level.  Must have the ability to move and respond quickly.  Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequencies.  Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.  Depth perception necessary.  Ability to tolerate visual monotony.

EDUCATION:

High School Graduate who has completed a certified Surgical Technologist program and passed a Surgical Technologist Certification Exam.

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address.  Be sure to include your present employer and if listing prior agency experience, please also include the hospital names and locations of your assignments.  Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses.  If you have questions, please reach out to our Travel Recruitment Specialist at 484-658-1737 or Natasha.Dunda@sluhn.org.  Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Company

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St. Luke’s University Health Network

St. Luke's University Health Network is a regional network of hospitals, physicians and other related organizations providing care primarily in Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery and Berks counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.

The Network provides services at more than 150 sites. St. Luke's University Health Network is comprised of six hospital sites. The Network includes:

  • More than 80 owned physician-practice sites
  • 300 employed primary care/specialist physicians
  • Various outpatient testing and service facilities
  • Home health
  • Hospice services (inpatient and outpatient)
  • Largest ambulance provider in Bucks County and second largest in Lehigh County
  • Other related organizations
  • 57,500+ annual admissions
  • 195,000 annual emergency room visits
  • 1,325 physicians on the Medical Staff (96 percent board-certified)
  • 8,600+ employees
  • More than 1,350 volunteers

Areas of exceptional medical expertise include:

  • Level 1 Adult Trauma Center: fully accredited by Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation; 2,400+ annual trauma cases; St. Luke's 1.75 percent mortality rate represents top decile performance, significantly better than peer group as measured by National Trauma Data Bank of the American College of Surgeons; aeromedical transport services
  • Oncology: first and only cancer program in Pennsylvania to receive American College of Surgeons' highest quality recognition for three consecutive years; only Pennsylvania program to receive award in 2010; region's only fellowship-trained surgical oncologists; advanced programs for melanoma (internationally recognized melanoma investigator), lung, breast, prostate, gynecologic and gastrointestinal cancers and tumors of the brain and spine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: multiple-year recipient of highest rating for cardiac bypass surgery, represents top decile performance achieved by only 10 percent of U.S. hospitals (Society for Thoracic Surgery); region's first Joint Commission certified Heart Failure Program; comprehensive surgical services excluding heart transplants
  • Neuroscience: accredited Stroke Center; additional Centers of Excellence include: Balance Center, Headache Center, Memory Disorders Center, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sleep Disorders Center
  • Orthopaedics: advanced expertise in total joint replacement and reconstruction, computer-assisted minimally invasive surgery, primary and reconstructive surgery of the spine, sports injuries, diseases and conditions of the hand and elbow, traumatic injuries
  • Women's/Children's Health: high-risk pregnancy; the region’s busiest obstetrical service; two neonatal intensive care units; pediatric specialty care provided by St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
  • Robotic/Minimally Invasive Surgery: one of the nation's most experienced robotic surgical teams
  • Radiology: designated international General Electric Healthcare Show Site for imaging technology; designated Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by American College of Radiology
  • Bariatric Surgery: designated Center of Excellence by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Review Corporation

St. Luke's offers an exceptional benefit plan for employees. Our values are reflected in all we do for patients, each other and the community:

Pride - We take pride in our accomplishments and in our organization.

Caring - We show consideration for others and their feelings. We treat others as we want to be treated.

Respect - We recognize the value, diversity and importance of each other, those we serve and the organization.

Accountability - We are responsible to make decisions and solve problems in a timely and effective manner.

Flexibility - We adapt to the changing needs and expectations of those we serve.

Teamwork - We work together to improve quality.

The mission of St. Luke's University Health Network is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services

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