Surgical Technologist

BoulderCentre for Orthopedics and Spine • Broomfield, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Technologist provides competent and skilled assistance to the surgeon while maintaining the sterile field during the surgical procedure by performing job responsibilities listed herein. This role requires the ability to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team to provide safe care to the patient throughout their surgical experience. The technologist must demonstrate knowledge in planning, preparing, and assembling proper sterile supplies and instruments for planned procedures, as well as possess skills in the proper handling of sterile surgical instruments and supplies while securing a sterile field. Additionally, the role involves the proper handling of contaminated articles used during surgery to mitigate occupational exposure and requires knowledge of surgical instrumentation names, uses, and applications. The technologist prepares operating/procedure rooms with specific equipment, sterile instruments, and supplies based on physician preferences and experience to optimize workflow, efficiencies, and cost containment. They must understand and anticipate expected procedure course of events and respond with expediency, while also protecting patient privacy and abiding by HIPAA standards.

Requirements

• Possesses abilities to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team to provide safe care to the patient throughout his surgical experience.
• Demonstrates knowledge in the ability to plan, prepare and assemble the proper sterile supplies & instruments for planned procedure.
• Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of sterile surgical instruments and supplies while securing a sterile field.
• Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of contaminated articles used during surgery, to mitigate occupational exposure to self and others.
• Possesses the required knowledge of surgical instrumentation names, uses and applications.
• Prepares operating / procedure rooms with specific equipment, sterile instruments and supplies based on physician preferences and the accumulative knowledge based on experiences to optimize work flow, efficiencies and cost containment strategies.
• Understands and anticipates expected procedure course of events and prepares for and responds with expediency.
• Protects patient privacy during direct patient contact and abides to HIPAA standards upholding the privacy and security of PHI and ePHI.
• Possesses necessary knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the human body as well as the ability to recognize abnormal conditions.
• Possesses vocabulary of surgical instrumentation, association by recognition and understands functional applications.
• Retains advanced aptitude for technical knowledge and the functional use of equipment, instruments and sophisticated surgical supplies.
• Possesses exceptional organizational skills in preparing the sterile field, showing an awareness for where articles are at all times to prevent the retention of unplanned articles.
• Maintains the sterile field and acts appropriately with corrective action when sterility has been breached.
• Recognizes instrument failure or rule out probability of broken and or inability to use. Removes from sterile field, with definitive information of problem.
• Astute awareness to rapidly changing conditions in the work environment that requires rapid intervention and appropriate action within the sterile field.
• Manages competing demands based on thorough investigation or under the direction of the physician.
• Effectively communicates accounts of surgical activity in accurate detail to receiving parties and / or context which is legible and timely.
• Able to read and interpret technical written information or instructions and apply according to operate equipment safely.
• Possesses the knowledge and abilities to complete the process of instrument decontamination and sterilization.
• Graduate of Accredited School of Surgical Technology.
• Certification or Registry – Surgical Technologist (as determined by state)
• One year of operating room scrub experience required.
• Must be CPR certified within six (6) months of hire date and maintain certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides competent and skilled assistance to the surgeon while maintaining the sterile field during the surgical procedure.
• Works collaboratively with all members of the health care team to provide safe care to the patient.
• Plans, prepares, and assembles proper sterile supplies and instruments for planned procedures.
• Handles sterile surgical instruments and supplies properly while securing a sterile field.
• Handles contaminated articles used during surgery properly to mitigate occupational exposure.
• Possesses knowledge of surgical instrumentation names, uses, and applications.
• Prepares operating/procedure rooms with specific equipment, sterile instruments, and supplies based on physician preferences and experience.
• Optimizes workflow, efficiencies, and cost containment strategies.
• Understands and anticipates expected procedure course of events and responds with expediency.
• Protects patient privacy and abides by HIPAA standards.
• Attends to ongoing cleansing of instrumentation at point of use.
• Carefully handles contaminated endoscopes, delicate instruments, and instrument sets by preparing for transport to SPD at the end of the procedure.
• Applies hand hygiene practices and other aseptic techniques before, during, and after administering direct patient care.
• Methodically applies rational thought to practices which ensure an environment of safety and security for the patient under anesthesia.

What This Job Offers

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