Surgical Tech PD

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Miami Beach, FL

About The Position

The Surgical Tech supports surgical procedures by helping position and transfer patients, preparing and monitoring sterile setups, maintaining the sterile field, and ensuring instruments, equipment, supplies, and the operating environment are ready and safe. The role includes inspecting sterile packages and trays, checking equipment before cases, maintaining instrument trays, handling sharps and contaminated items appropriately, and following personal protective equipment and sterile-technique protocols. The Surgical Tech also supports patient safety, communicates breaks in sterile technique and equipment problems, identifies specimens when handing them to the circulator, and assists with room turnover and supply management.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Graduation from an accredited surgical technologist program.
Current CPR certification/status.
One year of experience as a surgical technologist is strongly preferred, or experience within a healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

Surgical Technician Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with positioning and transferring patients.
Prepare, maintain, and monitor sterile setups.
Dispose of linen, gloves, sharps, and surgical debris in the 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 notify the RN circulator of breaks in sterile technique by the employee or team members.
Handle contaminated items appropriately, placing them in red bags or linen bins.
Replace intraoperative equipment and supplies and ensure they are in good working order.
Ensure instrument trays are complete before and after each case.
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.
Adhere to personal protective equipment protocols and wear eye protection when scrubbed at the field.
Identify and label all medication on the back table.
Inspect sterile packages, containers, and trays for integrity before placing them on the sterile field.
Inspect sterile trays for indicator changes before placing them 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.
Facilitate and monitor 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.