40 hpw Certified Surgical Tech

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Plymouth, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This position involves preparing instruments, supplies, and equipment to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for the patient. The role requires collaboration with the registered nurse and perioperative team to implement the care plan for the patient's procedure. Ensuring environmental safety for patients and personnel by wearing appropriate surgical attire and personal protective equipment, anticipating the needs of the patient and the perioperative team, and maintaining aseptic technique are key responsibilities. The role also includes actively participating in universal protocol and time out processes, initiating proper procedures for sponge, needle, and instrument counts, and ensuring proper care and handling of specimens, medications, equipment, and instrumentation on the sterile field. The technician will hold retractors, sponges, or suction the operative site, cut suture material, connect drains, and apply dressings as directed by the surgeon. Cleaning and preparing instruments for decontamination and sterilization, assisting with room preparation for the next patient, and demonstrating proficient computer skills with Meditech and ORM are also part of the duties. Additionally, the role may involve serving as a preceptor/mentor to new operating room staff and attending staff meetings, inservices, and continuing education opportunities. Maintaining patient's rights to privacy and confidentiality is essential. This is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Requirements

Possesses organizational and planning skills.
Proficient computer skills – Meditech, ORM.
Ability to concentrate and prioritize in distracting environment.
Ability to work at an efficient and quick pace.
Ability to work in surgical services environment.
Graduate of an accredited program for Surgical Technologists.
Certified Operating Room Technician.
BLS Certification.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the Core Values of Integrity, Trust, Respect, Teamwork and Excellence in all interactions and communications.
Demonstrates excellent organizational skills in preparing for surgical procedures.
Prepares instruments, supplies and equipment to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for the patient.
Incorporates personal integrity and surgical conscience into all aspects of performance.
Collaborates with the registered nurse and perioperative team in order to implement the care plan for the patient's procedure.
Collaborates in a positive manner with central sterilization staff.
Ensures environmental safety for patients and personnel by wearing appropriate surgical attire and personal protective equipment, anticipating the needs of the patient and the perioperative team and maintaining aseptic technique.
Actively participates in universal protocol and time out processes according to policy.
Initiates proper procedure for sponge, needle and instrument counts.
Ensures proper care and handling of specimens.
Initiates proper procedure for care and handling of medications on the sterile field.
Ensures proper care, labelling and handling of equipment and instrumentation.
Holds retractors or instruments, sponges or suctions operative site, cuts suture material, connects drains to suction apparatus and applies dressing material as directed by the surgeon.
Cleans and prepares instruments for decontamination and sterilization.
Assists other members of team with cleaning of surgical suite.
Assists in prepping room for the next patient.
Demonstrates proficient computer skills with Meditech and ORM to print preference cards/schedules as needed.
Serves as a preceptor/mentor to new operating room staff.
Attends staff meetings, inservices and continuing education opportunities to augment learning.
Maintains patient's rights to privacy and confidentiality.