Surgical Techician (Full-Time)

Surgery Partners, Inc•Saint Peters, MO

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Technician is responsible for receiving reports and room assignments, performing surgical hand scrubs, and preparing the operating room for procedures. This role involves ensuring all necessary equipment and supplies are available, assisting the surgical team, anticipating the physician's needs, and maintaining a sterile environment. The technician also handles instrument counts, applies dressings, assists with patient transfers, and prepares for subsequent cases by checking assignments and restocking supplies.

Requirements

A graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program preferred.

Responsibilities

Receives report and room assignment.
Performs surgical hand scrub according to procedure.
Damp dusts horizontal surfaces, including tables, equipment, and overhead spotlights, prior to the first scheduled procedure.
Prepares for procedure by checking the case cart, reading the physician's preference card, verifying equipment and supplies, opening supplies with assistance from the Circulating RN, scrubbing, gowning and gloving, setting up the back table and mayo, checking equipment functionality, and performing the initial count with the Circulating RN.
Assists the team into gowns and gloves during the procedure.
Assists the attending physician in draping the patient and sterile field.
Watches the progress of the procedure, anticipates physician's needs to prevent delay and maintain a safe environment.
Keeps the Circulating RN informed on such things as specimens, changes in the procedure, presence of infection, etc.
Keeps used instruments free of blood and tissue by wiping with wet sponge (using only sterile water). Ophthalmic instruments may be wiped using BSS.
Prepares for and performs closing counts according to procedure.
Applies sterile dressing; protects dressing with a sterile towel before cleaning rest of surgical site.
Removes any remaining instruments from operative/procedure field.
Rolls draping material into waste hamper at foot of procedure table; confines gross contamination to the immediate area.
Removes prep solution from patient's skin around incision site.
Assists with patient transfer to stretcher/bed.
Takes instruments to soiled utility room for processing.
Returns unused sterile supplies and equipment and extra furniture to proper storage areas.
Opens sterile supplies for next case.
Checks the next day's assignment, assembles equipment and supplies needed for those cases, and handles questions concerning special requests and routine needs.
Checks and restocks supply cabinet, drawers, and anesthesia machine in accordance with routine stock supply requirements.