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Surgical Technician

Crossing Rivers Health
Prairie, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 12/7/2024 CLOSED ON 2/7/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Technician position at Crossing Rivers Health?

Description

Surgical Technician36 hours per weekFour, 9 hour days plus rotating call
New graduates encouraged to apply!
Come join our team! Crossing Rivers Health provides competitive pay along with an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision; life insurance, short term disability, paid time off, a retirement plan w/company match, and more!
Our core values are practiced and exhibited throughout the organization  in our actions and in services provided.Joy : Unity : Integrity : Compassion : Excellence


In this position, you will assist in operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.


Essential Job Functions Employees are expected to carry out the duties of the position in a professional manner and be capable of flexibility and adaptation to changes in their role in order to meet the needs of patients as well as departmental, organizational, and state requirements.

  • Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
  • Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
  • Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
  • Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
  • Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
  • Wash and sterilize equipment.
  • Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
  • Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
  • Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
  • Operate, assemble, adjust, or monitor sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
  • Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or CRNAs/anesthesiologists.
  • Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, or glucose, for use during operations.
  • Maintain flies and records of surgical procedures.
  • Observe patients' vital signs and report.
  • Order surgical supplies.
  • Participate in the rotation of duties within the department.

Competency Statements

  • Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
  • Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
  • Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment.
  • Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
  • Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
  • Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
  • Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified Individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

  

Education

  • Successfully completed a Surgical Technician educational program or scheduled to graduate within 6 months of employment.  
  • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or related certification, Preferred

Experience

  • 1-3 years’ experience as Surgical Technician, Preferred

Computer Skills

  • Basic computer proficiency


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