Veterinary OR Surgical Technician I- Sterile Supply (CARE)

CARE•Gainesville, FL

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The AAHA accredited Small Animal Hospital is recruiting for a Sterile Supply technician to join our growing team. The Sterile Supply/Surgical Nurse is responsible for maintaining and sterilizing instrumentation and equipment needed for surgical procedures. Also responsible for maintaining inventory in the area and disbursing supplies to other services. This person works with internal customers and is the main contact person for the area. This person will also be required to work in the operating room on occasion, setting up cases and assisting surgeons. A person in this position must possess excellent communication skills and be proactive in determining the needs of the service. A successful applicant should enjoy learning new things and can quickly adapt to a changing environment. They need to possess a good base knowledge of surgical instrumentation and aseptic technique and express a positive attitude in their daily work. The individual must be able to communicate effectively, demonstrate critical thinking and professionalism. This is a full-time benefited position and requires a post offer health assessment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and two years of appropriate experience or college coursework in a related field.
Must be able to maintain an effective working relationship with clinicians, coworkers, students and clients.
Able to maintain a positive attitude at work, willingly accepts constructive criticism, will not engage in public derogatory discussions regarding coworkers, referring veterinarians, clinicians or students.
Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty pounds, bend, kneel, pull, push, twist and stand for extended periods of time.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of surgical instruments and medical terminology.
Knowledge of sterile technique and decontamination procedures.
Ability to pay attention to detail, keep accurate records and make decisions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships.
A high school diploma and 2 years of appropriate experience.

Responsibilities

Keeping Sterile Supply and adjacent areas cleaned. This includes sweeping, mopping, dusting and cleaning stainless steel.
Exhibit excellent customer relation skills in interacting with clinicians, staff, students and other customers and uses effective communication skills.
Maintains daily records of equipment operations, maintains inventory records for instruments and supplies and checks/restock supplies as necessary.
Cleans, prepares, wraps, labels and sterilizes surgical packs and equipment.
Detail oriented and ability to recognize instruments and equipment that are not functioning properly and initiates repairs.
Operates and maintains EO Gas and steam sterilizers, gas aerator, ultrasonic cleaner, instrument washers, heat sealers and any other mechanical, electronic and surgical equipment.
Distributes sterile equipment and supplies to the operating rooms.
Performs surgical nursing care functions on patients such as surgical preparation, aseptic technique, and pre-surgical treatments.
Ensure patents are prepped in a timely fashion to keep the schedule on time.
Assembles surgical supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedures.
Prepares surgical instrument table.
Maintains aseptic techniques and actively monitors situations which could lead to breaches in aseptic technique.