Pediatric OR - Surgical Tech 2, Outpatient
About The Position
Provides technical knowledge in preparing instruments, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures and assists the surgical team from the scrub position during operations. The role is responsible for the proper care and handling of instruments and for facilitating room turnover between cases. It maintains sterile technique, safely handles sharps, performs surgical counts according to hospital policy, and handles solutions and pharmacologic agents under the direction of a registered nurse. The Surgical Tech serves as a patient advocate and acts as a preceptor to staff and students learning the operating room scrub position. The position works in an outpatient surgical center caring for pediatric patients across the age continuum, with specialties including general surgery, urology, dental, oral and maxillofacial surgery, neurosurgery, plastics, burns, ENT, and orthopaedics. The job posting describes full-time, 40-hour positions with a straight-night schedule of Monday through Thursday, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Holidays are per unit guidelines; weekends and call responsibilities are not required.
Requirements
- Two years of operating room experience.
- Must be a Certified Surgical Technologist or meet New York State requirements to be grandfathered under Public Health Law 2824.
- Technical knowledge of preparation and safe handling of instrumentation, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures.
- Good organizational and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Prepare instruments, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures.
- Assist the surgical team from the scrub position during operations.
- Properly care for and handle instruments and facilitate room turnover between cases.
- Maintain sterile technique and safely handle sharps.
- Perform surgical counts in accordance with hospital policy.
- Handle solutions and pharmacologic agents under the direction of a registered nurse.
- Serve as a patient advocate.
- Precept staff and students orienting to the operating room scrub position.
- Support pediatric surgical care across the age continuum and the listed surgical specialties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
