Operating Room Technician

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking an Operating Room Technician to join the Labor & Delivery surgical team at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton. In this part-time night shift role, you will work as a scrubbed member of the surgical team, ensuring quality patient care during operative procedures while maintaining the sterile field and anticipating the surgeon's needs.

Clinical Setting

You will work in a fast-paced operating room environment within the Labor & Delivery department at a nationally recognized health network. Lehigh Valley Health Network has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years and holds Magnet Hospital status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures and maintain a safe operating room environment
• Perform appropriate surgical counts according to facility policy and organize case carts for upcoming procedures
• Collaborate with the operating room circulator prior to surgical procedures by preparing the operating room and gathering and preparing sterile supplies, instruments, and equipment
• Prepare and maintain the sterile field using sterile and aseptic techniques
• Ensure that surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely
• Perform in-between case cleaning and turnover in the operating room suite
• Handle instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during surgical procedures

Schedule

• Part-time position
• Night shift: 7 PM to 7 AM
• Sunday to Saturday rotation with weekend and holiday rotation

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Technical school diploma in surgical technology
• Less than 1 year of experience
• Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to constant change within a healthcare setting
• Effective communication and customer service skills
• Knowledge of medical and surgical supplies and sterile techniques
• Time management and organizational skills
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from the American Heart Association
• CST (Certified Surgical Technologist) certification from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting upon hire

Additional Qualifications

You must meet one of the following:

• Have successfully completed a surgical technologist program sponsored by an entity holding nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and hold and maintain surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program
• Have successfully completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, or Air Force
• Provide evidence that you maintain surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program, or were employed to practice surgical technology by a health care facility on or before December 28, 2020, or were employed to practice surgical technology as your primary function in another health care facility during any time in the 2 years before December 28, 2020

Physical Demands

• Lift and carry 40-50 lbs, including pushing and pulling patients on beds or stretchers (requires 29 lbs. push force) and lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of patient weight
• Frequent to continuous standing and walking
• May be required to perform kneeling, bending, squatting, and CPR as specific to the role