Surgical Tech - PRN

NVISION Eye Centers•Temecula, CA

7d•$28 - $38

About The Position

The Surgical Tech at NVISION Eye Centers primarily assists with surgical procedures and supports patient care activities, including obtaining patient history, preliminary screening and workup, diagnostic testing, patient education, patient follow-ups, and updating and entering outcome analysis data. The role also helps maintain operating room equipment, instruments, supplies, records, and work areas to support safe and orderly surgical operations.

Requirements

Certified Surgical Tech.
One year of ASC or hospital experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the LASIK or ophthalmology field.

Responsibilities

Inspect and maintain operating room equipment in good working order, and advise the Facility Manager when repairs are needed.
Inspect, clean, sterilize, and maintain instruments in good working condition; report repair or replacement needs to the Facility Manager.
Complete an equipment checklist before each day's cases to verify that all equipment is functioning properly.
Maintain sterility logs for each day's cases to verify the sterility of instruments and supplies.
Assist the Facility Manager with maintaining and updating equipment manuals, including pictures, equipment lists, use procedures, and troubleshooting information.
Assist the Facility Manager with maintaining and updating instrument manuals, including pictures and instrument try lists.
Maintain adequate stock of sutures, custom packs, tubing kits, and seldom-used items, and notify the Facility Manager when supplies are low.
Assist with unpacking and storing supplies, dating and initialing packing slips before giving them to the Facility Manager.
Assist Circulating RNs with restocking OR cabinets and storage after each day's cases, and report low stock levels to the Facility Manager.
Assist the Facility Manager with checking lenses monthly for outdates, dating and initialing the lens sheet, and reporting lenses that are approaching their expiration dates.
Maintain labels on instrument cabinets and shelves to help staff return instruments to their proper locations.
Keep operating rooms, instrument rooms, and sterilizer rooms clean and orderly.
Maintain the facility's OSHA list of chemicals and the SDS manual.
Assist with surgical procedures and perform patient history collection, preliminary screening and workup, diagnostic testing, patient education, patient follow-ups, and outcome analysis data entry and updates.