Surgical Procedures Technician (2310) – Citywide - H00187

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is seeking a Surgical Procedures Technician to act as a technically trained assistant to a physician in the Operating Room. This role is crucial in maintaining sterile environments, assisting with surgical procedures, and ensuring the efficient turnover of operating rooms. The SFDPH is committed to equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare and values diversity in its workforce, with all employees working to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. This is a permanent civil service appointment.

Requirements

Possession of a certificate of graduation/diploma from a school of surgical technology accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or equivalent accrediting agency OR Completion of comparable surgical technology training in an accredited community college, the military service, or an accredited nursing education program.
OR Two (2) years of experience performing scrub duties in an acute care hospital providing elective and emergency surgery within the last five (5) years may be substituted for the required education.
Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate issued by the American Heart Association is required as a provision to employment for all positions. Candidates who do not possess such a certification may participate in this examination process and be appointed to a position(s) but will be required to obtain the certificate within two (2) weeks of hire date and maintain validity throughout length of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing the role of a surgical technician in an acute care facility.

Responsibilities

Creates a sterile field for surgical procedures; scrubs, dons gowns and gloves for self and physicians in a manner that adheres to sterile technique; sets up sterile back tables, drapes patient and anticipates needs of and assists physician by selecting and receiving instruments and supplies; holds retractors if requested; maintains vigilance over the sterile fields; recognizes and rectifies breaks in sterility with the assistance of the circulator and other team members.
Assists with breaking down the sterile field; safely disposing of sharps; removing all instruments and reusable items and begins decontamination process for instruments on the back table preparing operating room for room turnover by removing linens from the operating room table; removes suction liners or docks high volume suction machines for cleaning.
Sets up for procedures and adjusts setup depending on procedure needs and surgeon's requests; assists in the cleaning and preparation of the physical setting, placing furniture and equipment in correct position; assists with patient transfer from bed or gurney to the operating room table or mobilizer; assists with skin preparation, and positioning of patient; assists with dressing and transfer of the patient.
Maintains cleanliness and order of supplies and equipment; keeps environment clean; opens sterile packs and dispenses supplies, arranges sterile instruments and supplies in specific fashion; cleans, checks for instrument and powered equipment functionality, decontaminates, and replenishes supplies and equipment; practices financial stewardship with the opening and use of sterile supplies.
Restocks, assembles and sets up supplies, instruments, and other equipment; cleans and stores instruments as prescribed; selects instrument sets for surgery; reports broken equipment to supervisor.
Maintains working knowledge of unit’s Policies and Procedures and Standard Work, may explain hospital rules, regulations, and procedures to patients; assists nurses in orienting other personnel in procedures and equipment used.
May take vital signs and routine swab wound cultures; may measure and record urine output.