Surgical Technologist

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Cambridge, MA

8d•$35 - $51

About The Position

Provides direct assistance to the surgical team in caring for patients during surgical procedures. Handles sterile instruments during surgery and performs related preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative tasks. This position is 24 hours per week. The Surgical Technologist prepares for assigned procedures by consulting with team members about patient needs; using physician preference cards to gather instruments, equipment, sutures, and supplies; and drawing on available resources to prepare for assignments. The role includes setting up cases efficiently and accurately, scrubbing, gowning, and gloving appropriately, maintaining strict aseptic technique, conserving supplies and equipment, and updating resource information in collaboration with team members. During procedures, the Surgical Technologist maintains aseptic technique and an organized back table, assists with prepping and draping, anticipates the surgical team’s needs, handles instruments properly, communicates to support smooth workflow, and performs counts according to policy. The role also includes electro-surgical safety, providing a thorough report when relieved or at shift change, protecting patient privacy, and performing the scrub role across the listed surgical services and procedures. The position requires walking and standing for up to 90% of work time, pushing and pulling heavy weights including patients, and lifting up to 50 pounds. The work involves exposure to trace anesthetic gases, other chemicals, patient fluids, and specimens. Power tools are used during surgery, and required personal protective equipment includes eye protection, gowns, gloves, and surgical masks. Staff must follow infection-control precautions for isolation cases and consistently use sharps-safety devices. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires staff vaccination against influenza as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Graduate of an Operating Room Technician Program or equivalent preparation.
Good interpersonal skills.
Must be C.O.R.T. certified or eligible.
Able to walk and stand for up to 90% of work time.
Able to push and pull heavy weights, including patients, and lift 50 pounds.
Able to work with exposure to trace anesthetic gases, other chemicals, patient fluids, and specimens.
Able to use power tools during surgery.
Must use required personal protective equipment, including eye protection, gowns, gloves, and surgical masks.

Nice To Haves

One year of Operating Room experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Consult with team members to identify individual patient needs before assigned procedures.
Use physician preference cards to check case carts and obtain appropriate instruments, equipment, sutures, and supplies.
Use available resources, such as experienced personnel, policy and procedure manuals, and texts, to prepare for assignments.
Demonstrate resourcefulness when procedures are unusual or unfamiliar.
Collaborate with team members to improve or update preference cards and other resource information.
Prepare case setups within an acceptable timeframe, prioritizing setup and completing it neatly, accurately, and according to accepted standards.
Scrub, gown, and glove according to procedure and maintain strict aseptic technique.
Conserve supplies and equipment, taking cost, environmental waste, and patient and personnel safety into account.
Assist with appropriate prepping and draping according to procedure.
Maintain an organized back table and anticipate the needs of the surgical team.
Handle instruments properly and consistently focus attention on the surgical procedure.
Communicate with the team to promote smooth progression of the procedure.
Perform counts according to MAH policy and procedure.
Practice and promote electro-surgical safety in accordance with policy and procedure.
Give a thorough, concise report at change of shift or whenever relieved from a surgical procedure.
Respect patient privacy.
Perform the scrub role for representative procedures across vascular, neuro, plastic/hand, gynecology, ENT, orthopedic, GU, general, cardiothoracic, ophthalmology, and podiatry services.
Assist in preparing for CABG and MVR procedures; scrub to hold the heart and identify or review supply locations.
Follow infection-control precautions for patients or materials requiring isolation and consistently use sharps-safety devices as designed.