Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will provide stellar patient care, work with state-of-the-art technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Nightingale Surgical Technologist, you will leverage your extensive knowledge and experience to provide clinical support while mentoring and transferring expertise to newer Surgical Technicians within the organization. This role helps ensure high-quality patient care by using your seasoned skills to guide, support, and develop the next generation of Surgical Technologists.

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) varying shifts.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Sets up sterile table assuring appropriate supplies, drugs, and equipment are available.
• Participates with RN in counting all sponges, instruments, etc., at appropriate times during the surgical procedure.
• Assists in draping patient.
• Assists surgical team members with gowning and gloving.
• Assures aseptic condition is maintained by the scrubbed surgical team throughout the procedure. Maintains patient safety by actively participating in the intraoperative "timeout."
• Utilizes other safety measures such as safety belts, positioning devices and alarms.
• Collects, identifies and labels specimens removed during surgical procedures; gives specimens to circulator for disposition per surgeon's instructions.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CCAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) OR Certification as a Surgical Technologist (TS-C or CST) OR completion of a military Surgical Technology Program OR state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• 3 years’ experience in Surgical Technician position at the Cleveland Clinic immediately prior to retirement
• Current demonstrated clinical competence and proficiency
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements:

• Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.