Position Title:Surgical Technician (Non - Certified/Certified) - Adult Surgery
Department:Job Description:General Description: Under immediate to general supervision, provides technical assistance in the capacity of a surgical (scrub) technician in an operating room, labor and delivery or other facility performing surgical procedures.
Essential Responsibilities: Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Learns to use Physician's preference cards to assist in preparing the operating room for the surgical procedure
- Prepares sterile field by the opening of instruments and supplies utilizing sterile technique
- Performs the surgical scrub prior to the patient entering the room on all procedures
- Assists in preparing operative field by assisting the physician in draping the patient
- Preserves and ensures correct identification of operative specimens for laboratory analysis
- Obtains special equipment such as electrosurgical machines and diagnostic lights and ensures that they are in working order
- Manipulates such instruments to aid in the efficiency of the surgeon and avoid hazard to patient
- Observes progress of surgery and provides additional instruments, supplies or other items as needed
- Recognizes and corrects breaks in sterile technique
- Participates in sponge, needle and instrument counts as directed by the circulating nurse
- Cleans or sterilizes contaminated instruments, equipment and supplies; cleans operating room areas; disposes of soiled linen
- Assists in the training of surgical technicians
- If assigned to the Labor and Delivery unit incumbent may be required to perform a variety of clerical and technical direct patient care activities
General Responsibilities:- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:Education: Graduation from an accredited school/program for Surgical Technicians OR
Experience: 0-1 year of scrub technician experience for the completion of training. Eligible to sit for the national exam by the Association of Surgical Technicians.
License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Knowledge of basic human anatomy and of basic first-aid methods and practices.
- Skill in maintaining an effective working relationship with others.
- Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served by his or her service.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status; and to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed by the appropriate patient age group (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric).
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