Surgical Tech

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • Elk City, OK

13d • $20 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is seeking a skilled and dedicated Surgical Technician to support the surgical team in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate patient care. The role helps ensure the operating room runs smoothly and efficiently and contributes to positive surgical outcomes. Surgical technicians assist with Endo, Urology, Cath, and C-sections. The PRMC location has eight operating rooms.

The position includes preparing for and supporting surgical procedures, maintaining aseptic technique and the sterile field, assisting with patient positioning and monitoring, performing scrub functions, handling specimens, and maintaining surgical instruments and equipment. It also includes cleaning, disinfecting, assembling, sterilizing, tracking, and distributing reusable instrumentation and supplies in accordance with manufacturer instructions, regulatory requirements, and infection-control standards.

This is a full-time position with varied days and hours. The role requires living within 30 minutes of the hospital. Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system based in New Mexico.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to scrub for various basic surgical procedures, including general, OB/GYN, urology, and gastroenterology.
• Current BLS certification.
• Must live 30 minutes or less from the hospital.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience handling sterile supplies and/or instruments.
• Familiarity with surgical instruments and equipment.
• Working knowledge of sterile and aseptic technique.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate problem-solving skills in relation to the procedure being performed.
• Maintain current knowledge of equipment, procedures, supplies, anatomy, physiology, and medications used intraoperatively.
• Follow proper surgical procedures, aseptic technique, and safety practices when using instruments and equipment.
• Perform instrument counts before procedures and maintain accurate counts of sponges, needles, and instruments during procedures.
• Secure and prepare supplies, instruments, and equipment needed for surgical interventions.
• Prepare and maintain the sterile field in the operating room.
• Prepare patient skin for surgical treatment and position or reposition patients during surgery.
• Help monitor patients during surgery and provide supportive care during the pre-operative phase.
• Perform scrub functions and correctly handle and route specimens.
• Keep current with developments in the field through seminars, workshops, and publications.
• Follow federal, state, and departmental safety procedures.
• Identify, inspect, and assemble laser, endoscopic, general, and specialty instruments and equipment according to specifications and manufacturer recommendations.
• Follow attire requirements in restricted and semi-restricted areas, PPE donning and doffing requirements, hand hygiene practices, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, and biological and chemical indicator monitoring.
• Inspect, clean, prepare, assemble, and sterilize instruments and trays.
• Decontaminate, perform high-level disinfection on, and store GI flexible endoscopes.
• Process instrumentation according to instructions for use and operate specialized cleaning equipment.
• Use manufacturer guidelines for daily equipment performance testing of washers and sterilizers.
• Meet regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies.
• Select and prepare packing materials and appropriate sterilization methods for reusable instrumentation.
• Properly load and unload sterilization cart items and verify sterilization parameters before distribution.
• Validate and maintain event-related protocols and disinfection or sterilization load parameters and records.
• Accurately document and maintain daily quality assurance and sterilization records according to regulatory and Infection Control standards.
• Inventory, restock, and distribute instruments and medical equipment for the Perioperative department, other hospital departments, and PMG Clinics.
• Perform other functions as required.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and eligible lead roles.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Enhanced sign-on bonuses and relocation benefits for eligible candidates.
• Wellness program with access to free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED