About this role
About the Role Collaborates with surgeons and registered nurses to ensure a safe, sterile operating room environment. The Surgical Technologist performs direct and indirect technical tasks for patients before, during, and after surgical interventions to facilitate safe and effective procedures. What You'll Do
- Check supplies and equipment for the surgical procedure.
- Scrub in, don sterile gown and gloves; gowns and gloves for the surgeon and assistants.
- Pass instruments required during surgery to the surgeon.
- Maintain the highest standard of sterile technique during the procedure.
- Assist with positioning, skin preparation and draping of the patient.
- Assist with sponge, needle, and instrument counts.
- Assist in preparing the Surgical Operating Suite for the next operation; transfer patients to and from the operating table; and help with case turnover.
- Clean and prepare surgical instruments for terminal sterilization.
- Maintain tray inventory after each surgical case.
- Follow processes that promote operating room efficiency, such as First Case Starts and Case Turnover times. What We're Looking For
- High school graduate or GED.
- Completion of a Surgical Technologist Program.
- Current certification as a Surgical Technologist or obtain the certification within 6 months of employment; OR employed to practice surgical technology in a health care facility before September 1, 2009; OR completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States or in the United States Public Health Service.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Ability to maintain sterile technique and assist in surgical procedures.