Surg tech

Yale New Haven Health • Bridgeport, CT

2d

About The Position

The Surgical Technologist performs in a novice role and, because of limited or no clinical experience, requires close supervision by a mentor or experienced personnel. As an integral member of the surgical team, the technologist works closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel to deliver patient care, with supervised responsibilities before, during, and after surgery. Duties include preparing the operating room and required instruments, equipment, and supplies; positioning and preparing patients for surgery; and passing instruments, sponges, and sutures to the surgeon.

At Bridgeport Hospital, employees contribute to coordinated, patient-centered care and quality improvement. Employees are expected to support the YNHHS Vision and Mission and uphold its values of integrity, patient-centeredness, respect, accountability, and compassion.

The role includes demonstrating patient care concepts, aseptic technique, surgical case presentation skills, the scrub-person role, the assisting-circulator role, and professional accountability. The technologist also performs specified non-therapeutic functions under the direction of a physician, PA, APRN, or RN.

Requirements

• Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited surgical technology program, a formal program as defined by the LCCST, or completion of Bridgeport Hospital's structured on-the-job training program.
• Completion of a licensed Certified Surgical Technology Program.
• Newly hired Surgical Technologists must be certified or obtain certification within one year of employment; Surgical Technicians hired before January 1, 2012 are grandfathered in.
• Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of the surgical department and ability to work independently on minor or minimally complex cases.
• Use the recommended guidelines set forth in the Association of Surgical Technologist Standards of Practice when carrying out job-related responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Verify the patient's identity with a registered nurse.
• Apply principles of asepsis, disinfection, and sterile technique when caring for supplies, instruments, and the environment and when assisting with operative procedures.
• Apply knowledge of normal and pathological anatomy and physiology to individualize patient care.
• Perform the scrub-person role, including correct hand scrubbing, gowning and gloving others, securing sterile gowns, and completing scrub protocol before each case according to operating-room standards.
• Prepare the operative site under the direction of a registered nurse and assist other surgical team members as needed.
• Report the status of the procedure to the relief team.
• Recognize individual responsibility for professional actions.
• Remove medications sent from the Pharmacy or Hospital Supply through the pneumatic tube system to the unit or patient-care area, under the direction of an MD, PA, APRN, or RN.

What This Job Offers

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