Surgical Technician III-Certified-Surgery **UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital** 1 Positions ID: 39686292 Posted On 01/03/2025 **Job Overview** + **Area of Interest:** Allied Health + **FTE/Hours per pay period:** 1.0 + **Department:** Operating Rooms + **Shift:** 8 hour shifts: 10:30 am - 7:00 pm, for 80 hours per pay period. You will be required to flex to earlier shifts as needed. This position has a holiday rotation plus on-call. + **Job ID:** 158912 **Overview** **Sign-On Bonus: $7,500 for qualifying applicants!** Under the supervision of licensed perioperative team member provides patient care in the operative setting. Provides technical services and support for patients undergoing surgical procedures including scrubbing and circulating roles. Successful performance contributes to a holistic approach to the delivery of services, improved patient care, and a high level of satisfaction from patients and families. **Why UnityPoint Health?** + **Culture –** At UnityPoint Health, **you matter** . Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve. + **Benefits –** Our competitive Total Rewards (https://uphtotalrewards.com/) program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. + **Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment** – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. + **Development** – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities (https://uphtotalrewards.com/my-personal-growth/) is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience. + **Community Involvement** – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org . **Responsibilities** **Clinical Excellence/Patient Care** + Utilizes critical thinking in performance of job duties and maintains responsibility relating to surgical technology. + Coordinates activities with registered nurses and other coworkers in planning and implementing care within hospital policies and legal limitations. + Prepares the operating room for the arrival of surgical patients, assembles equipment, supplies, and instruments for surgical procedures according to preference cards and type of procedure. + Assists the circulating nurse with patient care activities including transporting patient, surgical scrub prep, positioning, application of cautery ground pad, and tourniquet cuff. Performs urinary bladder catheterizations under the supervision of the circulating nurse. + Responsible for maintaining the integrity, safety and efficiency of the sterile field. Uses aseptic technique to arrange instruments and supplies. Performs instrument, sponge, and sharp counts. + Demonstrates correct technique in handling of instruments, sutures, specimens, and medications. + Consistently delivers high quality care demonstrating surgical technology knowledge and skills in the operating room in accordance with established policies and procedures and standards of care. + Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations. + Assists in maintaining a clean, orderly and safe environment. + Utilizes a holistic approach (considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area. + Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service. + Balances team and individual responsibilities, objective and open to other’s views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team goals, puts success of team above own interest. + Assists with OR room turnover including opening sterile supplies and instruments. + Performs routine cleaning on equipment. + Ability to train new Surgical Technicians to their role. **Qualifications** **Minimum Requirements** Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position. **Preferred or Specialized** Not required to perform the essential functions of the position. **Education:** Successful completion of a surgical tech program from an accredited college. **Experience:** Previous surgical technician experience **License(s)/Certification(s):** Surgical tech certification Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons. Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire. **Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:** Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English. Multicultural sensitivity. Microsoft Office – basic computer skills. Customer/patient focused. **Other:** Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position. Primary Contact 13511 Michelle Pickel HR Recruiter, HR 563-589-2608 Phone Phone Phone Fax michelle.pickel@unitypoint.org Email True False False **Job Details** Categories Health Care Location Dubuque, IA Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time **Qualifications** Education Associates Company ID 168 Job REQ # 39686292 \# Positions 1 Start Date 20250103 End Date 20250206 Featured Job TH Ad TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Surgical Technologists (graduating in 2025) -- Tui Medical Associates Registered Nurse (RN) - FT Surgical Services - Rot MercyOne Medical Lab Technician Southwest Health RN-5N Medical/Surgical UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital RN-5N Medical/Surgical UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Medical Laboratory Technician - Nights, Full-time Grant Regional Health Center Radiology Technician Southwest Health Surgical Technician Southwest Health Medical Lab Technician-Certified-Laboratory UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Patient Care Technician-5N Medical/Surgical UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital **Share this Job** UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital **About the Company** **A CAREER AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH - FINLEY HOSPITAL** UnityPoint Health team members come for a job, but stay for a career. As a team member, regardless of your position, you'll get the chance to change lives on a daily basis in order to deliver our vision of the Best Outcome for Every Patient, Every Time. That privilege drives employees' passion for making a difference in the lives of our patients, helping them create healthier, more rewarding lives. At UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital, we know our collective actions determine the experience we create. Our team members strive to work as one through four key values: * Foster Unity * Own the Moment * Champion Excellence * Seize Opportunity If you are interested in joining our team, please visit http://www.unitypoint.org/dubuque/employment-opportunities to learn about our many opportunities and to fill out an online application. **ABOUT OUR HOSPITAL** UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital is a 126-bed community hospital. We employ more than 800 full-and-part-time employees. Finley Hospital is a not-for-profit, locally owned, regional healthcare facility part of the UnityPoint Health system. Finley Hospital is committed to bringing the best medical care to the tri-state area. We offer comprehensive, full service health care that is coordinated around our patients. We have consistently been recognized as a leader in health care.