Surg tech

Yale New Haven Health•Bridgeport, CT

About The Position

The Surgical Technologist works in a novice role and requires close supervision by a mentor or experienced personnel due to limited or lack of clinical experience. As an integral member of the surgical team, the technologist works closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel to deliver patient care under supervision before, during, and after surgery. Duties include preparing the operating room, instruments, equipment, and supplies; positioning and preparing patients for surgery; and passing instruments, sponges, and sutures to the surgeon. The role supports Bridgeport Hospital’s patient-centered approach to coordinated, quality medical care. Employees are expected to uphold the organization’s values of integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion. The technologist performs patient-care and asepsis practices, assists with surgical procedures, and completes assigned non-therapeutic functions under the direction of a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse.

Requirements

Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited surgical technology program, a formal program as defined by the LCCST, or completion of Bridgeport Hospital’s structured on-the-job training program.
Completion of a licensed Certified Surgical Technology Program.
Newly hired Surgical Technologists must be certified or obtain certification within one year of employment; Surgical Technicians hired before January 1, 2012 are grandfathered in.
Demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of the surgical department and work independently on minor or minimally complex cases.
Use recommended guidelines in the Association of Surgical Technologists Standards of Practice to perform job-related responsibilities.
Regularly stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch; use hands to handle or feel; and talk and hear. Occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Verify the patient’s identity with a registered nurse.
Apply principles of asepsis and disinfection when caring for supplies, instruments, and the environment.
Identify and apply sterile-technique principles while assisting with operative procedures.
Apply knowledge of normal and pathological anatomy and physiology to individualize patient care.
Perform scrub-person duties, including correct hand scrubbing, gowning and gloving others, tying and securing sterile gowns, and completing scrub protocol before each case according to operating-room standards.
Prepare the operative site under the direction of a registered nurse and assist other surgical-team members as needed.
Report the status of the procedure to the relief team.
Recognize individual accountability for professional actions.
Remove medications sent from Pharmacy or Hospital Supply through the pneumatic tube system to the unit or patient-care area, under the direction of an MD, PA, APRN, or RN.
Prepare the operating room and required instruments, equipment, and supplies; position and prepare the patient for surgery; and pass instruments, sponges, and sutures to the surgeon.