Surgical Technologist

Job title: Surgical Technologist

About the Role

The Surgical Technologist is responsible for ensuring all instrumentation is available and sterile for surgery. The role includes creating a sterile workspace and maintaining sterility throughout the case, and assisting the surgeon by anticipating needs.

What You'll Do

• Pulls case carts for surgeries
• Maintains highest standard of sterile technique from start to end of case
• Prepares operating room for surgery
• Inspects instruments and power equipment prior to use; troubleshoot, report, and remove faulty items from service
• Assures adequate supplies and instrumentation are available in accordance with surgeon’s preference
• Serves as scrub person for basic surgical procedures and participates in complex surgical procedures as needed
• Follows department scrub procedures by assembling surgical packs, supplies and instruments for surgical cases
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs and assists surgeon by draping patients, holding/passing instruments, retractors, sutures, medications, applying surgical dressings, suctioning and sponging surgical wounds, holding extremities, and moving patients
• Inventories and monitors instruments, sponges and needles on operative field using department count procedures
• Adjusts instrumentation and supplies to changes in procedures and patient condition
• Ascertains correctness of count prior to closure of body cavities and surgical wound
• Adjusts priorities and participates in resolving problems as appropriate
• Assists in identification, labeling and proper specimen disposition using departmental procedures
• Maintains appropriate quantities of surgical supplies and equipment by restocking room with necessary equipment and supplies
• Checks for outdated supplies and assists with inventory supply counts
• Apprises supervisor of special requests for surgical supplies and equipment
• Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization
• Assists with terminal cleaning of operating room in between cases
• Ensures each surgeon preference cards are up to date with the essential items needed
• Recognizes and reports emergency situations
• Maintain yearly required training including but not limited to: Patient Safety, Infection Control/OSHA, TB Test, Fire Safety, All codes, Location of SDS, BLS certification

What We're Looking For

• Education: High School Diploma or GED; Successful completion of surgical tech program or equivalent experience; BLS certification or within 30 days of hire
• Experience: Previous experience as a surgical technician preferred
• Certifications/Training: BLS (if not already held) and infection control

Nice to Have

• Prior experience as a scrub person or in a surgical setting; familiarity with surgeon preference cards and instrumentation