Surgical Services Lead

Location: Austin, TX

Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center

Specialty: General Surgery

Schedule: Day | Full Time

• Lead and coordinate shift operations, scheduling, and clinical resources, while overseeing staff onboarding, training, coaching, and performance evaluation input.
• Prepare operating suites with sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies, assisting with pediatric patient transportation, positioning, and draping.
• Assist surgeons throughout pediatric procedures by anticipating needs, delivering sterile instrumentation and supplies, and aiding with hemostasis.
• Organize, monitor, and conduct precise surgical counts of all instruments, sponges, and supplies throughout operative procedures to ensure sterile protocol adherence and patient safety.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

• Required Credential(s):
  • BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
  • One or more of the following:
    • Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Surgical Assistant credentialed from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
    • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Preferred Credential(s):
  • Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association.

Education

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences

• Monday - Friday 6:30 am - 3:00pm
• 3+ yrs. CST Pediatrics exp.

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