Surgery Tech III: Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center
About The Position
The Surgery Tech III participates as a member of the surgical team under the direct supervision of an RN/Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager. This role functions as a scrub/assist person, assisting the physician and/or RN. The technician is responsible for the direct and indirect care of patients, including the maintenance and care of instruments, supplies, and equipment according to manufacturer instructions, infection prevention standards, and institutional policies. They practice appropriate initiation and maintenance of sponge, needle, and miscellaneous item counts, as well as equipment management. The role involves decontaminating, cleaning, and caring for operating room equipment using clean/sterile technique. The technician identifies, gathers, and prepares instruments, equipment, and specialty items for all procedures in a timely manner according to preference cards, acknowledging the patient's physiologic needs such as equipment size, body temperature maintenance, and patient safety. A key aspect of the Technician III role is demonstrating and maintaining competency as an expert in three or more specialties/service lines (e.g., Thoracic, Ortho, Spine, ENT). This position may require on-call duty and performing other assigned duties. Additionally, the Technician III acts as a preceptor for other staff and students, plays a prominent role in the orientation and cross-training of staff and students, assists in the development of educational programs, serves as a resource for staff in specialty areas, and assists appropriate clinical resources in developing service line and quality improvement tools.
Requirements
- Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Scrub Technician program or equivalent military medical core training (not required for GI Lab).
- Minimum of two years Surgery Tech/scrub experience, preferably within an ambulatory or acute healthcare environment.
- BLS certification.
Nice To Haves
- Qualified bilingual or multilingual candidates preferred.
- Certification as Surgical Technologist.
Responsibilities
- Participates as member of the surgical team under direct supervision of an RN/Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager.
- Functions in the role of scrub/assist person and assisting physician and/or RN.
- Responsible for direct and indirect care of patients.
- Assists with maintenance, care of instruments, supplies and equipment according to the manufacturers’ instructions, standards of infection prevention, and institutional policies/procedures.
- Practices appropriate initiation and maintenance of sponge, needle and miscellaneous item counts and equipment according to policy.
- Decontaminates, cleans, and cares for operating room equipment utilizing clean/sterile technique used in a procedural setting.
- Identifies, gathers, and prepares instrument and equipment and specialty items for all procedures in a timely manner according to preference card.
- Acknowledges physiologic needs for the patient (size of equipment, maintenance of body temperature and patient safety).
- Demonstrates and maintains competency as an expert in 3 or more specialties/service lines (e.g., Thoracic, Ortho, Spine, ENT).
- May require on call duty.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Acts as a preceptor to other staff and students.
- Takes a prominent role in orientation and cross training of staff and students.
- Assists in development of educational programs.
- Serves as resource for staff in specialty area.
- Assist appropriate clinical resource in developing service line & quality improvement tools.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
