Certified Surgical Tech PRN

Surgery Partners, Inc • McKinney, TX

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About The Position

The Certified Surgical Tech supports surgical procedures by preparing operating rooms, supplies, and instruments; assisting the surgeon during scrubbed cases; and helping provide safe, cost-effective patient care. The role follows hospital and departmental standards for asepsis, sterile technique, infection control, safety, confidentiality, and patient care. It also includes instrument processing, room restocking, and collaboration with hospital personnel. This position is listed as PRN.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Certification as a Surgical Technologist.
• Current BLS.
• Ability to sit, converse, listen, handle objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms as required.
• Close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds regularly and push/pull over 25 pounds regularly.
• Ability to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of previous experience as an operating room technician is desired.

Responsibilities

• Make decisions concerning equipment and/or instrumentation sterilization.
• Dispose of biohazardous waste and perform housekeeping duties.
• Support patient care and patient flow while maintaining patient confidentiality and patient safety.
• Create a safe environment for surgery and use medical equipment safely.
• Help provide cost-effective patient care.
• Apply medical and surgical asepsis according to recognized national standards and hospital policies and procedures.
• Account for sponges, needles, instruments, and other potential foreign bodies.
• Support other hospital personnel in their duties and assist the surgeon in scrubbed cases.
• Pull supplies for upcoming cases and check assigned rooms for cleanliness and availability of supplies and equipment at the beginning of each day.
• Use surgeon preference cards to select packs, supplies, and instruments.
• Perform surgical hand scrubs and don sterile gowns and gloves according to policy; maintain sterile technique when gowning and gloving the surgeon and draping the patient.
• Perform sponge, instrument, and needle counts according to policy and handle specimens according to established policy.
• Transport instruments to the decontamination area using appropriate techniques and established procedures; demonstrate knowledge of instrument processing from decontamination through storage of sterile packages.
• Put away unused sterile supplies and instruments at the end of the day and restock operating rooms to established PAR levels.
• Follow attendance, punctuality, meal, and break policies; complete work independently, efficiently, productively, and within an acceptable timeframe.
• Adjust personal schedule periodically as workload fluctuates and department needs require.
• Attend all department meetings or document review of the materials presented.
• Function as a team member, demonstrate a cooperative attitude, and model core values when interacting with coworkers, management, patients, visitors, and physicians.
• Communicate information about customers or employees only as needed for hospital business and maintain strict confidentiality.
• Keep the supervisor apprised of work progress, proactively resolve problems, and anticipate and promptly address customers’ needs.
• Follow hospital and departmental safety policies, report unsafe situations to the supervisor, comply with OSHA and infection-control standards, follow the dress code, and wear a name badge at all times.
• Demonstrate knowledge of hospital emergency management codes and plans, and participate in performance improvement, infection control, and risk management programs.
• Consider cultural, spiritual, and age-related factors when interacting with and caring for patients.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED