Access Healthcare is seeking a travel Surgical Technician for a travel job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Surgical Technician
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
General Description:
Under general supervision in the capacity of a Surgical Technician III, provides technical assistance to operating room physicians and nurses performing difficult and complex surgical procedures. Surgical Technician III will have a primary designated service line. They will have expertise and competencies specific to the service line.
Essential Responsibilities:
Utilizes physician's preference cards to assist in preparing the operating room for the surgical procedure.
Assists in maintaining and updating preference cards.
Maintains an adequate supply of instruments and supplies to meet the patient's changing needs.
Scrubs in and sets up instruments and supplies prior to procedure.
Prepares sterile field by obtaining, opening, and arranging instruments and supplies anticipated for the procedure.
Assists in draping the patient and operative area.
With nurse, opens and prepares the sterile field.
Assists the nurse in correct identification of operative specimens for laboratory analysis.
Remains attentive during surgery and provides additional instruments, supplies or other items as needed.
Remains attentive to sterile field and recognizes and corrects breaks in sterile technique.
Delivers medications to the surgeon.
Participates in sponge, needle and instrument counts as directed by policy.
Reports all drains, packs, implants, etc., to the circulating nurse and assists with application of dressings.
Informs appropriate personnel of any potential problems regarding patient or procedure.
Takes emergency action as required.
Assists with post-operative processing of instruments and equipment.
Cleans operating room areas and disposes of sharps from sterile field according to policy.
Participates in evaluation of new products, methods or equipment to determine quality.
Serves as clinical resource for physicians and for staff in other departments.
Conducts daily discussions with the Supervisor regarding service line needs.
This may include equipment issues, instrument needs and supply shortages.
Acts as a liaison between physicians and Supervisor regarding instruments and supplies.
Works with other departments and vendors to learn about new equipment and ensure that tools and supplies are updated.
Assists in the training of Surgical Technicians.
Assists with patient transport as needed.
Performs related work as required.
Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation):
Must be able to climb, kneel and perform duties under stressful situations. May involve lifting and carrying of objects. Requires considerable walking, standing, pushing and pulling. Requires ability to stand for up to 6 hours per day. Requires excellent manual dexterity in order to handle instruments and equipment. Requires sufficient visual acuity to perform required tasks. Occasional requirement to push/pull up to 100 pounds. Requires ability to move or position patients. Very frequent exposure to needles and other sharp objects. Very frequent exposure to blood, body fluids and communicable disease.
Access Healthcare Job ID. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Access Healthcare
Access Healthcare aims to provide superior service to our nursing family by providing around the clock support, competitive pay packages and an unmatched benefits package. Unlike other agencies, we offer a true family feel and work with you to find the placement that is right for you. We offer one of the top leading pay packages in the industry and we are ready to get you the money you deserve.
Access Healthcare was founded by two travel nurses, Danielle and Diego, who had a dream and a shared vision of creating an agency which all nurses would want to work with. Our passion has led us to where we are today as one of the top 10 agencies in our home state of New Jersey, with access to contracts in all 50 states. We encourage you to join our team and we cannot wait to get to know you.