OR Tech I

Bassett Healthcare Network•City of Oneonta, NY

About The Position

The OR Tech I works under general supervision of the OR Manager or Surgery Center Manager as a member of the operating room team. The primary function is scrubbing for surgical cases while working with surgeons, registered nurses, anesthesiologists, certified nurse anesthetists, and ancillary support personnel. The role also involves handling instruments, supplies, medication, media, specimens, and instrument cases. Once fully trained, the OR Tech I assumes call responsibilities. The role requires applying aseptic principles and maintaining patient and staff safety; managing the surgical field efficiently; maintaining specialty supplies and equipment; and selecting, handling, and caring for surgical equipment and instruments appropriately. The OR Tech I supports inventory and supply evaluation, uses institutional resources responsibly, helps identify budget and replacement needs, and maintains a clean, orderly, and safe work environment. The position also involves collaborating with the healthcare team, supporting patient privacy and confidentiality, helping train students or orient new personnel when directed, participating in staffing patterns and assigned committees, and continuing professional education. Main Campus staff assume scheduled call duties. Regional ASC staff who choose not to take call periodically rotate to the hospital to maintain competency. Travel is not required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Meet one of the stated surgical technology education or eligibility pathways: completion of a nationally accredited surgical technologist education program and maintenance of a certification from a nationally accredited credentialing organization; completion of an appropriate U.S. Armed Forces or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps surgical technology training program; qualifying evidence of employment as a surgical technologist in a healthcare facility for a cumulative year between 2011 and 2015; or federal government service performing duties related to a surgical technologist.
Alternatively, the posting states completion of education in an accredited licensed practical nursing program is required.
Obtain Surgical Technologist certification within one year from graduation and date of hire, or be licensed by New York State as an LPN.
Obtain BLS certification within six months from date of hire.
Clinical skills, communication, reading/writing/comprehension, accountability, attention to detail, focus, interpersonal skills, listening, reliability, and self-motivation.
Ability to perform medium work: exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including kneeling, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, repetitive motion, walking, standing, grasping, typing/clerical dexterity, crouching, stooping, and visual and auditory tasks.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a surgical technologist.

Responsibilities

Scrub for surgical cases and work with the operating room team.
Handle instruments, supplies, medication, media, specimens, and instrument cases.
Apply aseptic principles and maintain patient and staff safety.
Manage the surgical field efficiently to minimize waste of supplies and equipment.
Maintain supplies and equipment in assigned specialties and assist with inventory as directed.
Select appropriate equipment and supplies for surgical cases.
Handle instruments safely, with attention to counts and personal safety.
Follow applicable standards of practice, policies, and guidelines to protect patient safety, rights, and confidentiality.
Use supplies and institutional resources in a financially responsible manner.
Differentiate sterilization methods and properly care for instruments and equipment.
Identify budget and replacement needs for specialty supplies and equipment, and participate in product, supply, and instrument evaluations with cost and quality considerations.
Maintain an orderly, clean, and safe work environment and appropriate personal appearance.
Work within the legal and policy limits of individual responsibility.
Assist with training students or orienting new personnel as directed.
Assume scheduled call duties for assigned Main Campus staff; Regional ASC staff who opt out of call periodically rotate to the hospital to maintain competency.
Participate in staffing patterns that reflect variable service demands.
Collaborate with healthcare team members, demonstrate teamwork, and support the circulator's role in patient care.
Participate in assigned departmental or organizational committees and continued education, including in-service sessions and presentations.
Communicate necessary information to supervisors or team leaders and communicate with patients and coworkers in a manner that protects privacy and confidentiality.
Perform similar or related duties as requested or directed.