Surgical Technologist

Minnesota Eye Consultants • Bloomington, MN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Minnesota Eye Consultants (MEC) is seeking a full-time Surgical Technologist for their Ambulatory Surgery Center in Bloomington. This role involves preparing supplies, equipment, and instrumentation for surgeries, assisting physicians with maintaining the sterile field, and supporting the Nurse Manager with inventory. The position requires adherence to aseptic techniques, anticipation of surgeon needs, and proper reprocessing of instrumentation. The Surgical Technologist will also assist with OR setup, cleaning, and participate in staff meetings and in-services.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Surgical Technologist program.
• A minimum of one year of experience.
• Current BCLS certification required or must be obtained within the first 60 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Surgical Technologist certification is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gathers needed procedure appropriate supplies for each surgery.
• Opens surgical supplies, sets up sterile field and maintains sterile field using aseptic technique.
• Identifies any break in sterile technique.
• Anticipates the surgeons needs and requests appropriate supplies prior to their immediate need.
• Updates surgeon preference cards as needed.
• Reports missing or malfunctioning equipment and instruments to the RN in a timely manner.
• Operates equipment required to perform job in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs sharp and sponge counts with the RN according to policy.
• Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials according to policy and utilizes PPE.
• Washes and reprocesses instrumentation according to established standards and ASC policy.
• Organizes storage area for instruments and supplies under the direction of the Nurse Manager.
• Labels medication on the sterile field.
• Accounts for and verifies amounts, reporting totals to both the surgeon and the RN circulator.
• Maintains knowledge of commonly used local anesthetics, antibiotics, and topical hemostats.
• Assist RN as directed with physician orders according to patient needs.
• Assists in initial Operating Room (OR) set up, including wet mopping floor and wiping down all flat surfaces and assists in initial decontamination room set up.
• Cleans OR with appropriate disinfecting agents.
• Assists in end of day clean up procedures.
• Participates in staff meetings and in-services, accurately maintaining education file.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision, HSA)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holiday Pay
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Life/AD&D, Disability, Commuter, Dependent Care, Adoption & Surrogate, Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree