About the position
The Perinatal Surgical Technician reports to a Nurse Director, but also takes direction from the Labor and Delivery Clinical Advisor and Registered Nurses. Responsible for providing support to surgical team members by performing direct and indirect tasks, which contribute to quality care for patients undergoing surgical procedures. Additionally, collaborates with the nursing team to provide care for all patients on the unit. The Perinatal Surgical Technician functions as an integral member of the unit-based care delivery team by performing a variety of technical components essential to the ongoing delivery of quality patient care. Responsible for checking hospital email during work hours to stay apprised of pertinent clinical information such as practice alerts.
Responsibilities
- Creates and maintains a sterile field.
- Monitors sterile technique (Surgical Conscience) in all areas of practice.
- Utilizes equipment, instruments, and supplies for more complex procedures in the services.
- Anticipates needs of surgical team and assists surgeon in holding retractors, sponging and suctioning of operative site, as well as cutting sutures and draping of surgical patient.
- Accountable for supplies, equipment and environmental support in a cost-effective manner.
- Drapes all equipment in a sterile fashion.
- Identifies specimens for processing by circulating nurse.
- Assists surgical team with the counting of instruments, sharps, and sponges.
- Cleans and prepares instruments for sterilization.
- Removes soiled instruments and equipment.
- Safeguards the privacy of patients.
- Maintains confidentiality relating to patients.
- Maintains stock in operating room supply carts and specialty cart(s) in resource area in coordination with Clinical Resource Nurse.
- Recognizes, reports problems related to kits or equipment and assists in developing corrective action plan.
- Contributes to cleanliness and order of the unit.
- Assists in returning kits and supplies to proper areas within the unit.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Certificate 1 Cert Surg Tech (CST) required.
- Certificate 2 Basic Life Support required.
- 1-3 years related work experience required.
- Graduate of an accredited education program for surgical technologists or has completed a training program for surgical technologists in the United States Military or Public Health Service.
- Holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential administered by a nationally recognized surgical technologist credentialing body accredited by the National commission of Certifying Agencies and recognized by the American College of Surgeons and the Association of Surgical Technologists.
- Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
- Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
- Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Nice-to-haves
- Patient care experience preferred through any of the following areas: CNA, MA, EMT, PCT certificate or currently enrolled nursing student, who has completed at least one clinical rotation.
- Completion of BIDMC in-house training program.
- Allied Health and Physician Assistant program candidates.
- Home Health Aide.
