Certified Surgical Technician
About The Position
This role involves providing scrub and second assisting services for major and minor surgical cases, including endoscopy procedures. The technician will be responsible for preparing the operating room, equipment, and supplies, as well as maintaining sanitation and restocking. Additionally, the position requires managing surgical items, updating surgeon preference cards, and ensuring competency with specialty instruments and equipment. The role also includes participating in quality improvement activities, teaching, and adhering to hospital and departmental standards. The work schedule involves 8-10 hour shifts with on-call responsibilities.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Diploma from an accredited surgical technology program or documented on-the-job training program
- At least one year experience as a surgery tech
- Proficiently reads, writes, and understands English
- Accurately reads supply labels, patient identification bracelets, the surgical schedule, and policies and procedures
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- CPR certification
Nice To Haves
- UROLOGY experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Conducts identification of patient procedure
- Readies patient for surgery
- Prepares room, equipment, and supplies for procedure
- Assists with patient positioning
- Provides scrub services for major and minor surgical cases
- Performs second assisting duties under the supervision of a qualified surgeon
- Provides services for endoscopy procedures
- Transports patients to designated area
- Performs operating room sanitation tasks
- Restocks rooms and supplies
- Receives, sorts, decontaminates, cleans, and sterilizes surgical items
- Maintains cleaning equipment and sterilizers
- Assembles and wraps instrument trays
- Maintains stock levels
- Updates surgeon preference cards
- Inventories and orders specialty instruments & supplies unique to surgical service
- Demonstrates competency to operate all specialty instruments, supplies, and equipment unique to surgical service
- Performs all tasks in a manner that is cost effective without compromising quality of care
- Participates in the departmental quality improvement (SQM) activities
- Meets hospital continuing education and certification requirements
- Participates in student teaching activities
- Upholds Nursing Services philosophy and objectives
- Contributes to organizational effectiveness
- Participates in opportunities for career growth and development
- Accepts other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
