Surgical Technician (FLEXI)
About The Position
The Surgical Technician assists with nursing care and surgical services under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Work is performed according to accepted Operating Room practices and within the technician’s education, training, and experience. The role provides care to patients ranging from adolescents to geriatrics. The technician prepares operating rooms and instruments, supports surgeons during procedures, maintains aseptic and sterile technique, and helps turn over and clean rooms between cases. Responsibilities also include processing instruments and reusable equipment, performing sterilization procedures and tests, maintaining supplies and records, and attending required orientations, meetings, and in-services. Flexible work scheduling may be needed to ensure patient care.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Technology program.
- Active, unexpired BLS certification.
- Must be licensed by the Board of Medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice as a Surgical Technologist or Certified Surgical Technologist.
Nice To Haves
- One or more years of experience in an inpatient hospital setting.
- Certification by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
Responsibilities
- Review the Operating Room schedule and surgeon preference information; keep preference lists current.
- Collect and prepare the instruments, supplies, and equipment needed for each procedure, and ensure the Operating Room is ready before each case.
- Scrub and assess the setup before the patient enters the surgical suite; restock surgical suites to established par levels by the end of the shift.
- Anticipate, identify, prepare, and pass instruments to the surgeon, and maintain pace to help keep surgery on schedule.
- Connect, test, and perform safety checks on electrical surgical equipment and monitors.
- Assist with patient positioning and Operating Room turnover; clean and mop rooms between cases, deep clean assigned rooms, and close down the Operating Room at the end of the shift.
- Perform surgical hand scrub and follow policies for material counts, instrument counts, specimen handling, and patient-care collaboration with the Registered Nurse.
- Follow aseptic practices, including appropriate attire, PPE, handwashing, isolation techniques, sterile awareness, and disposal of questionable items; keep instruments free of gross soil during procedures.
- Prepare dirty instruments for transport, disassemble instruments as appropriate, and clean, decontaminate, dry, and store instruments, scopes, cameras, and reusable equipment according to protocol.
- Identify and report broken, dull, missing, or short-supply items; accurately log items received in the decontamination area and document quality assurance information.
- Demonstrate competency in instrument processing, reusable-item cleaning, washer/disinfector operation, and prevac/gravity and Steris System One sterilization processes.
- Perform and interpret sterilization tests, use proper sterilizer loading techniques, explain sterilizer operation, clean and shut down sterilizers, and change, date, and read sterilizer charts daily.
- Attend required orientations, staff meetings, and in-services, and demonstrate flexibility in work scheduling when needed to ensure patient care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
