Surgical Technologist
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
LAS VEGAS, NV

Summerlin Hospital is a 485-bed hospital featuring emergency services; a busy maternity department with an average of 450 deliveries per month; a Children’s Medical Center with a NICU, a pediatric ICU and separate pediatric ER; advanced cardiovascular care, surgical services, women’s health, and oncology care. Summerlin Hospital is an accredited Chest Pain with PCI facility and a Primary Stroke Center and has received multiple awards from the American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines program.

The Valley Health System (VHS), with six hospitals in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada, is looking for exceptional people who share our vision and values. We focus on clearly defined goals designed to bring about exemplary patient care. We give our employees the structure to achieve these goals by providing advanced technological systems, processes, and practice; performance improvement and patient safety standards to foster positive patient outcomes; a collaborative practice model; evidence-based practice; and education and development programs to support recruitment and retention.

VHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.  (UHS). Each employee at VHS takes part in the UHS Service Excellence Program. The program is guided by three standards: "Treat everyone as a guest. Demonstrate professionalism and excellence in the things I do. Practice teamwork." The talent and dedication of all UHS employees is what makes the company unique.

Job Description:

Responsible for performing technical responsibilities relative to assisting cardiothoracic surgeons with the instrumentation of Open-Heart surgery, as well as assisting in the preparation and management of tubing’s utilized by the heart-lung (pump) machine.

Job Requirements:

Education:
High School Graduate or equivalent.  Successful completion of a surgical tech program that is accredited by a national accrediting organization or a successor organization or must have successfully completed a training program for surgical tech administered by the US Public Health Service, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard.

Experience: 
Minimum of two (2) years scrubbing experience in a major operating room, and at least one (1) year of experience as an Open-Heart Scrub Technician.

License/Certification:
Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or must obtain within 6 months of hire.  Current BLS certification.

Other:
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/department.

Note:

Employees hired into this position prior to 1/1/2018 are exempt from certification requirement.

Compensation Range:

$ 37.98 - $ 50.32 / hour

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Comprehensive education and training center
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career opportunities within VHS and UHS Subsidies