OR Surgical Tech- Full Time 36 hours

Bristol Hospital Group • Bristol, CT

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About The Position

The OR Surgical Tech assists the registered nurse with nursing care and preparation of surgical patients by performing routine and delegated duties according to Bristol Hospital Operating Room standards and policies. The role performs scrub duties and related procedures, supports emergency, elective, and scheduled cases, and assists with patient preparation, transportation, and supervision.

The Surgical Tech helps maintain a safe sterile environment, collaborates with the circulating RN and surgeon, prepares and verifies equipment and supplies, performs surgical counts, and supports patient care. The role also decontaminates, sterilizes, inspects, assembles, and documents instruments and equipment; maintains supplies and inventory; and supports quality assurance, staff education, onboarding, and ongoing competency development. The position is full-time at 36 hours, and offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus for qualified applicants.

Requirements

• Successful completion of an accredited O.R. Tech program.
• Certified Surgical Technologist certification is required.
• At least 2 years of experience in the field.
• CPR/BLS certification is required.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology and instruments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers.
• Attention to detail for sterilization purposes.
• Extended standing and walking; occasional heavy lifting; manual dexterity.
• Ability to work in an environment exposed to patients and operating room elements, with occasional stress from OR requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to assigned surgical patients according to current standards of care and within the role's scope and boundaries.
• Protect patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Share observations, assessments, and patient needs with the RN and surgeon in a timely manner.
• Acquire appropriate equipment and supplies and maintain a sterile field/environment.
• Perform scrub duties, assist a circulating RN, and act as a third person in a case to assist with retraction or equipment.
• Promote surgical patient safety and verify the patient, procedure, and surgical site with the circulating RN.
• Perform instrument, sponge, and needle/sharp counts according to policy.
• Assemble equipment and verify it functions properly before use; inspect surgical packs and instrument tray wraps before opening and check biological indicators.
• Participate in quality assurance monitoring related to surgical patients.
• Maintain equipment to support daily surgical caseloads and select and assemble equipment for specific cases.
• Decontaminate equipment after procedures; identify contaminated, damaged, missing, or replacement-needed instruments and tag instruments for replacement before sending them to CSS.
• Perform flash sterilization using Flashpaks, verify sterilizer printouts meet temperature and time standards, complete autoclave logs, and assemble sets for autoclaving as needed.
• Use the washer/decontamination unit correctly in CSS/OR.
• Document surgical counts, patient charge items, and autoclaved items in the required records and logs.
• Complete performance self-evaluations and maintain an ongoing departmental education log.
• Update preference cards and communicate changes to the Booking Coordinator.
• Maintain continued learning and development; identify specialty strengths and learning needs and develop plans with the OR Operations Manager and OR Educator.
• Attend workshops, seminars, unit inservices, mandatory hospital inservices, and staff meetings; participate in problem solving and hospital committees.
• Provide inservices to peers and other healthcare team members and establish annual goals as part of performance appraisal.
• Attain and maintain surgical tech certification and serve as a specialty resource to nursing colleagues, student nurses, and new employees.
• Organize supplies and equipment, establish par levels, and monitor inventory weekly or monthly.
• Coordinate special needs with the Materials Manager and Booking Coordinator; facilitate product trials after vendor inservice, support staff in using new or specialty items, and collect evaluations from staff and surgeons.
• Assist with precepting new and novice employees, complete validation tools with the preceptor, and provide progress checks.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus for qualified applicants.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid leave.
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with company matching.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Employee assistance and wellness programs.
• Additional employee perks; eligibility and coverage vary by role and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed