Surgical Technician

UPMC•Altoona, PA

About The Position

As a member of the operating room or surgery center nursing team, you will provide direct care to surgical patients and perform various related duties under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Requirements

Must have completed a program sponsored by nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and maintain certification, or
Completed an appropriate military training program, or
Maintain certification from an accredited program, or
Was employed as a surgical technologist in a healthcare facility on or before the effective date (12/27/2020), or
Employed as a surgical technologist at another healthcare facility two years before the effective date (12/27/2020).
CPR: Required based on AHA standards, including both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Technologist Surgery Certified (TSC): Must be obtained within 6 months of program completion.
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
Act 33 with renewal
Act 34 with renewal
Act 73 FBI Clearance with Renewal

Responsibilities

Utilizes hospital policy to meet JCAHO requirements.
Assists surgeon as scrub technician according to prescribed standards. Scrubs and dones gown and gloves by performance standards.
Maintains proper traffic control in the Operating Room Suite. Maintains use and cleanliness of autoclaves by following directions for use and cleaning.
Maintains correct count of sponges, instruments, and needles with circulating nurse and reports correctness or discrepancies according to department policy. Maintains aseptic technique at all times.
Observes patients and is ready for emergencies.
Knows where all supplies are kept and can get them or put them away accordingly.
Assists in handling specimens as directed. Assists in the application of dressing, casts, and in moving of patient as directed. Assists in the clean up of the room, furniture, supplies, and equipment after a procedure.
Assists in the workroom in cleaning, storage, packing, and autoclaving of instruments.
Employee complies with established occupation exposure policy.
Sets up table, instruments, and supplies according to to type of operation. Assists in preparation and draping of patient and operative area according to need. Anticipates the need for instruments, sutures, sponges, etc.