Surgical Technologist Coach - Surgical Services Support Personnel

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/ No Harm, Customer Delight, and Stewardship by collaborating with other clinical team members across the Hospital Division to develop, coordinate and implement education and instruct Surgical Technologists and Surgical Anesthesia Technicians (SATs) to promote safe and effective patient-centered care. The Surgical Technologist Coach serves as a role model in advancing the achievement of better patient outcomes.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Provides direct assistance and supervision for staff development and training to ensure safety and patient-centered care.
2. Facilitates the process for staff in area of expertise to assume responsibility for developing and maintaining role competency.
3. Evaluates staff competency in area of expertise and provides timely feedback, assessing and addressing any gaps by designing evidence-based learning activities, and facilitating patient-focused learner-centric education.
4. Uses principles of adult learning to employ a variety of teaching strategies that engage different types of learners on multiple levels.
5. Actively assists management team with ensuring staff competency and participation in continuing education.
6. Maintains an ongoing process of providing educational opportunities for professional growth that benefit surgical technologists and SATs at all stages of their professional development and serves as an educational resource.
7. Collaborates with department leaders in the selection and hiring of new and transferring associates.
8. Develops networks, collaborations, and partnerships to enhance the profession and serves as a resource.
9. Performs learning needs assessments to promote safe patient-centered care, standardize practice, and process changes.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Graduate of a program for Surgical Technologist (Military, Community College, or School for Surgical Technology).
• Licensure: none
• Certification:
  
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
  • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through the Association of Surgical Technologists.
• Work Experience:
  
  • At least five (5) years of operating room experience with the following specialties:
    
    • Trauma, Neurology, Vascular, Pulmonary, Spinal, Orthopedic, General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, ENT, and Opthalmic.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  
  • High initiative with ability to prioritize workload and effectively manage time.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Detail-oriented with ability for continuous concentration on an activity.
  • Ability to assess and interpret data.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to educate associates of various ages and levels of understanding.
  • Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with medical staff and patient care teams.
  • Strong computer skills and proficiency in MS Office Suite.
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable with daily schedule and assigned tasks.
  • Ability to respond appropriately to stressful or life-threatening situations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Moderate

• Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently
• Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance
• May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or over head
• May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift
• May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to loud noise
• May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks
• Workspace may vary from open to confined; on site or remote
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle

COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT/SKILLS CHECKLIST:

• Must meet the CST/ST competency assessment/skills checklist requirements within three (3) months of hire and annually.