**Description** Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? LOCATION: Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA SIGN-ON BONUS: Up to $15,000.00 (prorated based on FTE) with 2 year commitment. External candidates only. SCHEDULE: Full time (36 hours per week/.9 FTE). Rotating days/evenings/nights; 8/10/12 hour shifts depending on needs and preferences. Thirty min on call response time. Every third weekend and one winter and one summer holiday. Position Summary: + Assists in the delivery of patient care by handling instruments during operative procedures and by performing a variety of duties related to the preparation, processing and arrangement of surgical instruments and supplies under a Registered Nurse. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: neonatal birth to 30 days , pediatric 30 days through 12 years , adolescent 13 through 18 years , adult 19 through 64 years , and geriatric 65 years and above . + Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties: + Utilizes techniques of infection control. Monitors all personnel for compliance with aseptic techniques and safety standards. + Functions primarily as instrument handler on all types of surgical procedures involving and requiring conformance with specific sterile and aseptic techniques and procedures. + Secures, sets up and otherwise prepares the Operating Room equipment, instruments and supplies. Arranges instruments, tables, stands and other articles in specified order. Adjusts equipment within the Operating Room to meet the needs of the surgeon and operative requirements. + Functions as first assistant to the surgeon by handling tissue, using instruments to provide wound exposure and hemostasis, suction, sponge and bovie when needed, cutting tissue and tying suture as directed by surgeon, which may include closure of surgical wound. + Anticipates and supplies surgeon's needs for instruments, supplies and equipment in such a way that the surgeon need not divert his her attention from the operative field. + Identifies emergency situations and responds in a calm and efficient manner. Recognizes surgical complications and anticipates corrective measures, assuring expeditious treatment. + Cares for contaminated instruments and supplies during and after the surgical procedures utilizing appropriate environmental control techniques. + Participates in the on-call system in the O.R. for emergency and urgency cases. + The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: + Participates in the education and orientation of surgical personnel. + Assists circulating nurse in providing direct patient care. + Participates in surgical procedure outside the department. + Periodically works in the instrument or utility room area. Duties in this area include sorting instruments and equipment, arranging set-ups, storing equipment for future use and picking instruments for scheduled cases. + Maintains established stock levels in the Operating Room suites. + Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required. + Other duties as assigned. Minimum Required Qualifications: + High school diploma or equivalent (GED). + If new to the Surgical Technologist role, without any previous Surgical Technologist experience, hired after 12/28/2020, must be a graduate of an approved school of surgical technology and be certified within 6 months of hire or validation of completion of a surgical military training program (Army, Navy or Air Force). Employees with at least two years previous Surgical Technologist experience do not require certification. + CPR Certification. Preferred Qualification: + One 1 year of Operating Room scrub experience. Responsibilities: + ATTENTION CONCENTRATION - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others: + The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to a task over an extended period of time as a result of an effortful and usually deliberate heightened and focused state of attention. + NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material: + The position requires that an individual be able to learn new tasks quickly and effectively. change frequently. The ability to understand and carry out detailed, involved instructions in mandatory. + PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING - The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought: + The position requires the ability to evaluate existing options to resolve a presenting problem. The resolutions or options are clearly defined, limited in number and are altered infrequently. Selection of the most appropriate solution is based on well-established and defined guidelines. + The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act: + Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace. + Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job. + Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations. + Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information. + Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others. Required Credentials: + Basic Cardiac Life Support + Certified Surgical Technologist (within 6 months from the date of hire date) We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. REQNUMBER: 246154