Job Description
Twelve hour shifts 6:30a-7p
2-3 years’ experience in an OR in a hospital setting
Trauma experience preferred
Certification require, BLS required
The Surgical Technician is a trained professional who possesses technical skills in the OR area. The role encompasses technical skills of scrubbing and assisting with activities of the surgical area, clinical knowledge of a variety of OR-related duties (including pre, intra and post), clinical teaching skills, and continuous quality improvement.
The Surgical Technician is a resource to other OR support staff and may assist with direct or indirect OR activities, supporting and promoting a variety of perioperative practice standards in accordance with AORN Standards/Recommendations. The Surgical Technician practices within the Philosophy and Mission of CSEMC
Qualifications
Minimum Education/Experience:
- The surgical technician successfully completes an approved surgical technician program or equivalent and is certified or grandfathered in as per Massachusetts law.
- 3 years of surgical tech experience required.
- Certification in specialty is preferred.
- Prefer robotic experience with Makoplasty.
Minimum skills/abilities:
- Proven ability to synthesize and analyze complex situations and respond appropriately.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Certification/Licensure:
- NBSTSA required or grandfathered in as per Massachusetts law.
- BLS Required.
Job Responsibilities
- Consistently creates, maintains, and monitors a sterile field.
- Drapes with sterile technique in accordance with the surgeon preference.
- Adheres to standard precautions and the use of personal protective equipment.
- Familiar with equipment, instrumentation and supplies for basic procedures.
- Anticipates the needs of the surgical team before, during, and after the procedure.
- Possesses in depth knowledge of one specialty service.
- Reviews preference cards and prepares accordingly for assigned procedures.
- Accountable for cost-effective practice in regard to equipment and supplies.
- Identifies, and properly handles specimens for processing.
- Counts instruments, sharps, and sponges, before, during, and after procedures.
- Cleans and prepares instruments for reprocessing/sterilization.
- Familiar with the methods of sterilization: Steam, Steris, flash, ETO.
- Properly transfers, stores, and labels all medications on the field under the supervision of the circulating RN.
- Reacts appropriately in emergency patient situations by remaining scrubbed or performing as directed by the RN.
- Safeguards patient information and maintains patient confidentiality.
- Collaborates with the surgical team in the implementation of the plan of care for each patient.
- Recognizes and reports situations which impact patient safety.
- Participates in indirect patient care activities such as cart stocking, case cart completion etc.
- Facilitates efficient turnovers.
- Participates in mandatory annual training and scheduled in-services.
- Complies with policies and procedures of the Medical Center.
- Identifies individual self learning needs and works with perioperative educator to seek appropriate experiences.
- Serves as a role model for professional perioperative practice in the Operating Room.
- Takes call and proficiently scrubs for all surgical specialties.
- Assumes responsibility for precepting newer staff/students to the scrub role in basic in service line specialty.
- Collaborates with the Director of Operative Services or designee to identify learning needs of oriente staff and assists with opportunities for teaching/learning programs, assists with competency based practice.
- Responsible for streamlining trays, dry goods and the set-up and breakdown of surgical cases.
- Serves as a resource for surgical case bookings related to service line.
- Demonstrates ability to operate and trouble-shoot a variety of equipment used in the surgical suite.
- Assists the Perioperative Nursing Educator by developing orientation checklists, participating in annual skills day, etc.
- Prepares and conducts technical education sessions for all levels of perioperative personnel for service line in conjunction with Perioperative Educator and RNs.
- Leads associates with regard to work assignments, work area standards of quality care.
- Participates on equipment trials ensuring no charge purchase orders are obtained and collects and collates evaluations from users.
- Participates in the Capital development for the service line.
- Ensures that proper Radiation Safety protection is being practiced and exercised according to standard.
- Participates in hospital or unit based performance improvement activities.
- Serves as a resource for the Joint Commission Accreditation.
- Assists in developing new services as needed for hospital and service growth.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
Job Tags
Full time, Shift work, Day shift,