Surgical Technician Labor and Delivery

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Miami Beach, FL

14h

About The Position

The Surgical Technician supports Labor and Delivery and other surgical services by assisting with patient positioning and transfers, preparing and maintaining sterile setups, monitoring the sterile field, and ensuring instruments, equipment, and supplies are ready and properly handled. The technician helps facilitate patient safety, follows personal protective equipment protocols, identifies medications and specimens, and supports room turnover and post-case cleanup. The role requires current CPR status and surgical technician certification, and the technician must demonstrate competence in at least one major service while remaining willing and flexible to work in other services as requested.

Requirements

CPR certification is required.
High school diploma.
1–2 years of previous experience with minimally invasive surgical procedures.
Competence in General, Gynecological, and Cardiovascular Surgery.
5–7 years of experience within a healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from an accredited program is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with positioning and transferring patients.
Prepare, maintain, and monitor sterile setups.
Dispose of linens, gloves, sharps, and surgical debris in appropriate containers.
Transport instruments appropriately to the decontamination area.
Check equipment and instruments before cases and report broken items to the charge nurse and core desk.
Maintain the sterile field until dressings are applied, x-rays are taken, and/or the patient is out of the room.
Immediately point out breaks in sterile technique by self or team members to the RN circulator.
Handle contaminated items appropriately, including placing them in red bags or linen bins.
Replace intraoperative equipment and supplies and ensure they are in good working order.
Verify instrument tray completeness before and after cases; remove instruments from sterile drapes.
Demonstrate proper care and handling of specialty instruments.
Maintain a neutral zone when passing sharps on the sterile field to prevent exposure or injury.
Follow personal protective equipment protocols and wear eye protection when scrubbed at the field.
Identify and label medications on the back table.
Inspect sterile packages, containers, and trays for integrity before placing them on the sterile field.
Check case supplies against the surgeon's preference list.
Maintain current CPR status and surgical technician certification.
Assist surgical service assistants with room turnover by disposing of surgical debris in biohazard bags.
Verbally identify specimens when passing them to the circulator.
Promote patient safety by providing a safe environment.
Remove and put away unused supplies and sutures after each case.
Demonstrate competence in at least one major service and flexibility to work in other services as requested.
Demonstrate willingness to precept as needed.