Surgical Tech PD

Mount Sinai Medical Center•Miami Beach, FL

About The Position

The Surgical Tech supports surgical procedures by assisting with patient positioning and transfers, preparing and maintaining sterile setups, monitoring the sterile field, and ensuring instruments, equipment, and supplies are ready and handled appropriately. The role contributes to patient safety by following infection-control and personal protective equipment protocols, identifying breaks in sterile technique, labeling medications, and verbally identifying specimens when transferring them to the circulator. The Surgical Tech also assists with room turnover, manages contaminated materials and surgical debris, checks and maintains instruments and equipment, and reports broken equipment or instruments. The position requires a high school diploma and graduation from an accredited surgical technologist program. CPR certification is required; surgical technician certification is preferred. One year of experience as a surgical technologist is strongly preferred, although experience in a healthcare environment is also noted.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
Current CPR certification.
One year of experience as a surgical technologist is strongly preferred, or experience within a healthcare environment.
Surgical technician certification is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Surgical technician certification.
One year of experience as a surgical technologist.

Responsibilities

Assist with positioning and transferring patients.
Prepare, maintain, and monitor sterile setups.
Dispose of linen, gloves, sharps, and surgical debris in appropriate containers.
Transport instruments appropriately to the decontamination area.
Check the function of equipment and instruments before each case.
Maintain the sterile field until dressings are applied, x-rays are taken, or the patient is out of the room.
Immediately inform the RN circulator of breaks in sterile technique by oneself or team members.
Handle contaminated items appropriately by placing them in red bags or linen bins.
Replace equipment and supplies used intra-operatively and ensure they are in good working order.
Ensure instrument trays are complete before and after cases and remove all instruments from the sterile drape.
Demonstrate proper care and handling of specialty instruments.
Establish and maintain a neutral zone when passing sharps on the sterile field to prevent injury or exposure.
Follow personal protective equipment protocols, including wearing eye protection when scrubbed at the field.
Identify and label all medications on the back table.
Inspect sterile packages, containers, and trays for integrity and check sterile-tray indicators before placing items on the sterile field.
Check case supplies against the surgeon's preference list.
Maintain current CPR status.
Assist surgical service assistants with room turnover by disposing of surgical debris in biohazard bags.
Verbally identify specimens when passing them to the circulator.
Promote patient safety by providing a safe environment.
Remove and put away unused supplies and sutures after each use.
Report broken equipment or instruments to the service charge nurse and core desk.