Job Responsibilities

• The Surg Tech Lead acts as a clinical leader and resource in an Inova Operating Room (OR).
• Assists OR Service Leader to ensure unit compliance with quality, safety, regulatory requirements, and JCAHO standards.
• Assists the OR Service Leader in analyzing data, ensuring team adherence to performance standards, and improving processes continuously.
• Provides mentoring to the OR team.
• Works collaboratively and has respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines.
• Uses and demonstrates clinical expertise in the assessment of staff learning needs, capabilities, and readiness.
• Demonstrates superior knowledge of aseptic and surgical techniques in the role of surgical technologist.
• Serves as primary liaison and information resource for specialty.
• Oversees the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic, evidence-based environment that produces excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes.
• Supports the OR Service Leader's goals.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional growth of
• Surg Tech team members, colleagues, and others.
• Ensures efficient functioning of the specialty service and achievement of optimal patient outcomes.
• Identifies clinical and operational variables affecting patient and case outcomes. Anticipates variances and adjusts care proactively, utilizing required resources.
• Articulates the type, scope, and frequency of clinical and case variables affecting outcomes, including patient condition or special needs, equipment availability or functionality, and physician requests.
• Accesses multiple data sets for quality improvement processes: OCCRs, Unit-Based committees, Systemwide committees, Staff and Surgeon Satisfaction surveys, and variance reports.
• Identifies trends.
• Collaborates with quality consultants or clinical specialists, educators, and senior nurse specialists to review data and plan improvement strategies.
• Reviews current clinical research literature and shares with leadership team and staff.

Position Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program.
• 3 years' experience as a Surgical Technologist
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) via NBSTSA or Tech in Surgery - Certified (TS-C) via NCCT
• BLS via AHA required
• Surgical Technologist registration required
• Must be eligible for Surgical Technologist registration via Commonwealth of Virginia at time of hire; Registration must be completed within 6 months of hire.