Surgical Technician

Avera • Sioux Center, IA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Technician prepares operating rooms for surgical procedures, sterilizes and supplies equipment, and assists surgeons and nurses during surgery by passing instruments and other sterile supplies. The role includes preparing rooms and equipment for routine and emergency cases, assisting as a first or second scrub person, maintaining the sterile field, verifying specimens and implants, and helping account for instruments, needles, and sponges. The technician also performs equipment and supply sterilization, distribution, inventory, case-cart assembly, and cleaning duties, and may assist with staff and student orientation and patient transport.

The position is PRN, with work as needed. General hours are Monday through Friday, with a night and weekend call rotation. The technician may provide after-hours coverage for emergency supply requests and assume CS Charge duty for evening, night, or weekend shifts as scheduled.

Requirements

• High school graduation.
• Satisfactory completion of an Operating Room Technician program or its equivalent.
• Certificate of satisfactory completion of an Operating Room Technology program.
• Successful completion of the National Exam of O.R. Technicians.
• Obtain CPR certification within three months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST).
• Bilingual experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare operating rooms promptly for surgical procedures, including organizing equipment and instruments and ensuring appropriate equipment is available for routine and emergency cases.
• Assist the surgeon as the first or second scrub person during surgical procedures.
• Maintain a sterile field and efficiently handle surgical instruments at the physician’s request.
• Verify specimens with surgeons and nurses.
• Assist the nurse in accounting for instruments, needles, and sponges used during procedures.
• Maintain working knowledge of operating-room machinery and equipment used on the sterile field, including scope equipment and electric motors.
• Receive and verify correct implants.
• Assist with on-the-job training and orientation of new staff and students.
• Assist with transporting patients to the operating room when necessary.
• Perform decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and distribution procedures according to infection-control and quality-assurance guidelines.
• Operate sterilization equipment according to manufacturer instructions and in a way that ensures operator safety.
• Initiate patient charge mechanisms for patient-use products before distribution.
• Inventory and replenish operating-room supplies daily and complete distribution documentation.
• Assemble and deliver surgical case carts for routine and emergency cases according to the operating-room nurse order sheet.
• Deliver requested routine supplies and equipment to nursing, operating-room, recovery, emergency, and clinic areas.
• Respond to supply requests from nursing units and linen areas by phone or pager, including after-hours emergency requests.
• Assume CS Charge duty for evening, night, or weekend shifts as designated by scheduling and procedural guidelines.
• Use a computer to access required information, communicate with others, and look up Materials Management inventory.
• Perform CSR department duties, including de-linting and folding towels, cleaning instrumentation, maintaining shelves, and checking supply expiration dates.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area and participate in assigned cleaning activities and operating-room cleaning checklist requirements.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED