Surgical Technician - Tech 09

Good Shepherd Health Care•Hermiston, OR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Technician facilitates operative and other invasive procedures by preparing and providing sterile instruments, supplies, and equipment. The role maintains the sterile field and anticipates and responds to the needs of the surgical team. The position works 36 hours per week on a schedule listed as Wed–Fri/Mon–Wed, 0630–1900, with Holiday Rotation B. The technician performs preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative duties, including preparing the operating room and sterile field, assisting the surgical team, providing instruments and supplies during procedures, handling specimens and medications, maintaining sterile technique, cleaning and preparing equipment and rooms, and supporting quality-improvement activities. The employee also maintains patient privacy, participates in required education and competency activities, assists with stocking, and performs other related duties as assigned. The position is performed primarily in an indoor healthcare setting. Work involves exposure to infectious diseases, hazardous materials, medical equipment, blood, sharp instruments, body fluids and tissue, chemicals, and radiation. The environment can be fast-paced, unpredictable, and noisy, with occasional high-pressure or emergency situations. The role involves extensive standing and walking, irregular hours including call hours, manual dexterity, and physical tasks such as lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and repositioning objects or patients. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Tech I: High school diploma or equivalent and structured scrub training, such as military training.
Tech II: Associate degree or national certification.
Tech III: Associate degree and Certified Surgical Technologist certification.
Tech III: Three years of perioperative experience.
Ability to work irregular hours, including call hours.
Manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
Corrected vision and hearing within normal range.
Ability to detect and respond to sounds, including patient alarms and verbal communication, and to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Visual acuity for observing patient conditions, reading documentation and monitors, and distinguishing colors for clinical purposes.
Tactile perception for assessing physical characteristics such as temperature, size, shape, or texture.
Motor coordination for reaching, grasping, handling, and fine motor tasks required to use medical equipment and perform procedures.
Ability to stand and walk for extensive periods, with walking and standing typically continuous throughout the shift; may need to sit for long periods.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds independently and frequently push, pull, carry, or reposition objects or patients weighing up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting or transferring of individuals over 100 pounds requires appropriate lifting techniques, mechanical aids, or team assistance.
Ability to perform occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Work involves exposure to blood, sharp instruments and other devices, body fluids and tissue, communicable diseases, chemicals, and radiation, as well as repetitive motions; follow safety protocols and use PPE as required.

Nice To Haves

Tech I: One year of perioperative services experience preferred.
Tech II: Six months of clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Gather, check, and open supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedures.
Perform the surgical scrub and don gown and gloves; assist team members with gowning and gloving.
Set up the sterile back table and Mayo stand with required instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications or solutions.
Perform initial and additional instrument, sharps, and sponge counts with the circulator as needed.
Assist with patient draping and establishment of the sterile field; secure sterile tubing, cords, and accessories.
Participate in surgical site and patient verification during the time-out procedure.
Maintain the sterile field and report contamination.
Prepare and anticipate additional instrumentation, equipment, and supplies during procedures.
Anticipate the surgeon’s needs by passing instruments and supplies during procedures.
Label, measure, and pass medications, hemostatic agents, and irrigation solutions used during procedures.
Hold retractors or instruments as directed; sponge or suction the operative site; apply electrocautery to clamps or forceps on bleeders; and cut suture material as directed.
Coordinate the camera or change robotic arms and instruments during endoscopic surgery as directed.
Prepare sterile dressings or immobilization devices and prepare and pass off specimens as appropriate.
Clean and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization and assist with terminal cleaning of the room.
Assist in preparing the operating room for the next patient and participate in debriefing and quality-improvement practices.
Decontaminate instruments and equipment when Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is unavailable.
Assist with post-procedure cleaning of the procedure room and prepare rooms for subsequent patients.
Maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
Participate in ongoing education and competency verification activities applicable to scrub-person duties, including required DNV program education as applicable.
Assist with stocking chores and support the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.