Surgical Tech Team Lead- Tate Surgery Center

Description

Job Description

Facilitates the safe and efficient performance of surgical procedures.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Frye Regional Medical Center, located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina is a 355-bed acute care hospital, 81-bed Behavioral Health facility and more than 70 primary and specialty care providers.

Essential Functions

• Evaluation and procurement of all needed supplies and instrumentation as deemed necessary, working with departmental staff and nursing leadership. The lead will also follow up on any changes or supply chain issues until resolved.
• Contribute to policy development and updates.
• Environmental Rounding- ensures that equipment and department is clean and items in good repair. Submits monthly environmental rounding reports. Notifies nursing leads of needed items and repairs.
• Participate with interviews of prospective new hires for their service line
• Ensure that cart checks, medication drawer checks are completed monthly and outdated supplies are removed.
• Monitor quality improvement projects and indicators for department, collect data and submit monthly report to Clinical Lead.
• Assist with promoting staff development, assessing educational needs.
• Encourage ideas from the team and work collaboratively with them on implementation when feasible.
• The Lead will promote positive team dynamics and work to improve the patient experience.
• Demonstrates skills in sterile technique and maintaining the sterile field.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of surgical instruments and their applications.
• Ensure that operative consents are in order.
• Provides orientation for new staff members as needed or assigned.
• Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment.
• Supports and maintains a culture of safety, quality and positive patient experience.
• Working knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, CMS, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), HIPPA and continued readiness related to healthcare or hospital standards.

Benefits - Wide range of benefits options!

• Here at Frye, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs.
• HSA
• 401(K) retirement plan contributions
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Prescription Assistance with OptumRx
• Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
• Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household. Services are available 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.
• Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.

Why join our team?

Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!

Qualifications

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Licenses/Certifications

Current Surgical Technician Certification with the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) required.

BLS

Preferred First Assistant

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