Surgical Technologist BWH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

23d•$32 - $48•Onsite

About The Position

Under supervision, assists in operations. May help set up the operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. -Attainment of extra supplies and equipment as needed. -Sets up equipment independently. -Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs. -Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure. -Knowledge of SPD Sterile Room.

Requirements

Knowledge of SPD Sterile Room
Ability to multitask
Can work in a fast-paced clinical environment
Advanced knowledge of sterile processing procedures and policies
Familiarity with medical terminology and departmental supply items is required
High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Certified Surgical Technologist [CST]
Experience as a surgical technologist in an acute care setting 2-3 years preferred and Four (4) years experience as a surgical technologist in an acute care setting.

Nice To Haves

National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) preferred

Responsibilities

Assists in operations
Helps set up the operating room
Prepares and transports patients for surgery
Adjusts lights and equipment
Passes instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants
Holds retractors
Cuts sutures
Helps count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments
Attains extra supplies and equipment as needed
Sets up equipment independently
Monitors and continually assesses operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs
Prepares patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure