Surgical Tech OR
About The Position
As a Surgical Tech, you help prepare the operating room and surgical team to perform a variety of surgical procedures. The role includes setting up surgical equipment and instruments, assisting the surgical team, and maintaining a sterile environment. Success requires adaptability, teamwork, and enthusiasm for supporting complex surgical procedures. You prepare the operating room and patient by applying aseptic principles and techniques, setting up sterile equipment, instruments, drapes, and solutions, and assisting with scrubbing, preparation of the sterile field, and gowning and gloving surgical team members. You also help the surgeon and assistants put on surgical gowns and gloves; assist with patient positioning, draping, comfort, and safety under the direction of a qualified practitioner; transfer and position patients on the operating room table and cover them with sterile drapes; and assist anesthesia personnel as needed under the direction of a qualified practitioner.
Requirements
- Graduate from a surgical technology program accredited through the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology (ARC-ST), or graduate from an accredited school of nursing as a substitute.
- Washington State Surgical Technologist registration, or Washington State Registered Nurse credential.
- Basic Life Support CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of operating room work experience demonstrating the requisite job knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Responsibilities
- Prepare the operating room and patient for surgical procedures using principles and techniques of asepsis.
- Set up sterile equipment, instruments, drapes, and solutions.
- Assist with scrubbing, preparing the sterile field, and gowning and gloving members of the surgical team.
- Help the surgeon and assistants put on surgical gowns and gloves.
- Assist with positioning and draping the patient under the direction of a qualified practitioner.
- Assist with patient comfort and safety measures under the direction of a qualified practitioner.
- Transfer and position the patient on the operating room table and cover the patient with sterile surgical drapes.
- Assist anesthesia personnel as needed under the direction of a qualified practitioner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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