Surgical Tech | PRN (Casual) - Ambulatory Surgery Center

NueHealth•Burnsville, MN

About The Position

The Surgical Tech works in an ambulatory surgery center and supports surgical procedures by assisting the surgeon during scrubbed cases, preparing rooms and supplies, maintaining sterile technique, and helping ensure patient safety and efficient patient care. The role also involves instrument processing, sterilization decisions, handling specimens, disposal of biohazardous waste, housekeeping, and restocking operating rooms. The employee follows hospital, ASC, departmental, OSHA, infection-control, and confidentiality policies and procedures; works cooperatively with patients, physicians, visitors, coworkers, and management; and reports progress and unsafe situations to the supervisor. This position is identified as PRN (casual). The employee must meet the stated physical demands, including regularly lifting or carrying over 20 pounds, pushing or pulling over 25 pounds, and standing or walking at least five hours per day. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Two years of previous experience as an operating room technician.
Current BLS.
Ability to regularly lift and/or carry over 20 pounds and push/pull over 25 pounds.
Ability to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.
Frequently able to sit, converse, listen, use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
Close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Make decisions concerning equipment and/or instrumentation sterilization.
Dispose of biohazardous waste and perform housekeeping duties.
Support patient care and patient flow.
Comply with hospital practice standards for competent performance of duties and maintain patient confidentiality.
Create a safe environment for surgery and use medical equipment safely.
Help provide cost-effective patient care and implement medical and surgical asepsis according to recognized national standards and hospital-specific policies and procedures.
Provide physical safety for patients and account for sponges, needles, instruments, and other potential foreign bodies.
Support other hospital personnel and assist the surgeon in scrubbed cases.
Pull supplies for upcoming cases and check rooms at the beginning of each day for cleanliness and availability of supplies and equipment.
Use surgeon preference cards to select packs, supplies, and instruments.
Perform surgical hand scrubs and don sterile gowns and gloves according to policy; maintain proper sterile technique when gowning and gloving the surgeon and draping the patient.
Perform sponge, instrument, and needle counts according to policy and handle specimens according to established policy.
Process instruments, including transporting them to the decontamination area using appropriate techniques and established procedures.
Put away unused sterile supplies and instruments at the end of the day and restock operating rooms to established PAR levels.
Maintain a cooperative attitude and function as a team member in accordance with department and ASC rules of engagement.
Maintain a safe work environment in compliance with OSHA guidelines, infection-control standards, and ASC and departmental safety policies and procedures.
Adhere to attendance, punctuality, meal, and break policies; complete work independently and within an acceptable time frame, effectively and efficiently.
Communicate patient or employee information only as necessary for ASC-related business and maintain strict confidentiality.
Keep the supervisor apprised of work progress and report unsafe situations.
Proactively address problems, anticipate customers’ needs, provide for them promptly, and model core values to coworkers.