Certified Scrub Tech

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as scrub person for basic surgical procedures and participates in complex surgical procedures as needed.
• Follows department procedures for scrub persons by assembling surgical packs supplies and instruments for surgical cases and preparing operating room for surgery while maintaining a sterile enviornment.
• Inspects instruments and power equipment prior to use to assure operational order and troubleshoots reports and removes faulty instrument and equipment from service.
• Assures adequate amount of appropriate supplies and instrumentation are available in accordance with surgeons preference and counts all instruments needles and sponges with registered nurse according to procedure.
• 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.
• Assists with monitoring and reporting blood and fluid loss during cases.
• Ascertains correctness of count prior to closure of body cavities and surgical wound. Assist circulating nurse with restocking the room at end of shift.
• Anticipates surgeons needs and assists surgeon by draping patients holding/passing instruments retractors sutures and medications applying surgical dressings suctioning and sponging surgical wounds holding extremities and moving patients.
• Recognizes and reports emergency situations.
• Adjusts priorities and participates in resolving problems as appropriate.
• Assists in identification labeling and proper specimen disposition using departmental procedures.
• Performs or assists in sterile preps as needed/requested by monitoring aseptic techniques of surgical team members at field reporting and correcting breaks in sterile technique immediately and controlling location of contaminated instruments and supplies.
• Maintains appropriate quantities of surgical supplies and equipment by restocking room with necessary equipment and supplies and apprises supervisor of special requests for surgical supplies and equipment.
• Assists with decontamination of all equipment instruments and supplies as necessary and assists with cleaning rooms furniture and equipment according to established procedures

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

• Use of medical technologies
• Creating a safe effective environment
• Surgical technology
• Analyzing information
• Performing diagnostic procedures
• Technical understanding
• Informing others
• People skills
• Dependability
• Quality focus
• Planning

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

• Associates degree in surgical technology from accredited school or two (2) years of experience in a directly related area
• Valid state Surgical Technologist license
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stand for up to 4-5 hours at a time
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organizationis an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race color creed sex religion marital status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition parental status sexual orientation veteran status genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation benefits training promotions transfers layoffs our organizationiscommitted to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.