Surgical Technician

Crossing Rivers Health•Prairie du Chien, WI

35d•Onsite

About The Position

Surgical TechnicianFull time / 72 hours per pay periodFour, 9 hour days plus rotating call New graduates encouraged to apply! Come join our team! Crossing Rivers Health provides competitive pay along with an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision; life insurance, short term disability, paid time off, a retirement plan w/company match, and more! Our core values are practiced and exhibited throughout the organization in our actions and in services provided.Joy : Unity : Integrity : Compassion : Excellence In this position, you will assist in operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Essential Job Functions Employees are expected to carry out the duties of the position in a professional manner and be capable of flexibility and adaptation to changes in their role in order to meet the needs of patients as well as departmental, organizational, and state requirements. Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures. Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation. Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation. Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure. Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing. Wash and sterilize equipment. Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs. Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery. Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card. Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation. Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis. Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or CRNAs/anesthesiologists. Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, or glucose, for use during operations. Maintain flies and records of surgical procedures. Observe patients' vital signs and report. Order surgical supplies. Participate in the rotation of duties within the department.

Requirements

Successfully completed a Surgical Technician educational program or scheduled to graduate within 6 months of employment.
Basic computer proficiency

Nice To Haves

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or related certification
1-3 years’ experience as Surgical Technician, preferred but not necessary. New graduates encourages to apply!

Responsibilities

Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
Wash and sterilize equipment.
Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation.
Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or CRNAs/anesthesiologists.
Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, or glucose, for use during operations.
Maintain flies and records of surgical procedures.
Observe patients' vital signs and report.
Order surgical supplies.
Participate in the rotation of duties within the department.