SURGICAL TECH/ Part-Time

**Rate of Pay Depends on Experience**

GENERAL SUMMARY

Assists the surgeon as a scrub technician; assists the circulating nurse; assists in general housekeeping duties of

the OR and maintenance of equipment and instruments. Anticipates the needs of the surgical team. Establishes

and maintains sterile field during surgical procedures in the operating room. Reporting Relationship: Reports to

RN in OR Room and OR Charge RN on a daily basis.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Ensures sterility of all supplies and instruments during set up of surgical procedures.

· Assists circulating nurse and surgical team in maintaining sterile environment.

· Assists circulating nurse in gathering necessary surgical supplies and equipment. Is responsible for doing sponge, needle, and instrument count pre-operatively and intra-operative with the circulating nurse.

· Gowns and gloves surgeons and assistants.

· Assists in keeping physician preference cards accurate/updated.

· Retains all specimens to be sent to pathology, confirming source/name of specimen with surgeon.

· Transports all surgical equipment to appropriate cleaning areas.

· Assists in sterile supply with cleaning and reprocessing of instrument sets.

· Interacts appropriately and effectively with all patients/others regardless of age or ethnic background.

· Uses Standard Universal Precautions, appropriate hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safe practices to ensure personal safety and a safe environment.

· Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance and participates in emergency preparedness drills.

· Follows all equipment and safety guidelines and is responsible for knowledgeable use and care of equipment.

· Serves as a resource to other members of the health care team.

Nursing Processes

· Assists physicians as a sterile member of the operating room team.

· Maintains awareness to prevent surgical harm or injury to patient.

· Exhibits interest in surgical nursing procedures.

· Prepares medication under the supervision of the R.N. in charge of the case.

· Maintains proper body mechanics while turning, lifting, bending, stretching, walking and standing.

· Performs duties designated by the Director of Surgical Services or charge nurse.

Clinical Skills

· Demonstrates a consistent high degree of accuracy in the accomplishments of daily activities.

· Possesses knowledge of surgical procedures.

· Possesses a working knowledge of equipment used in the operating room.

· Assists professional nursing staff by scrubbing on all types of surgery cases.

· Participates in providing and presenting educational instruction on existing and newly acquired equipment and instruments.

· Cost effectively maintains adequate supplies and equipment in appropriate working condition.

· Maintains quality of surgical instruments through proper maintenance, cleaning, lubricating, sterilization, utilization, and storage according to the manufacturers specifications.

· Maintains a clean, safe, environment for processing sterile supplies.

· Responsible for decontamination procedure on all instruments and equipment.

· Reports damaged instruments to Director of Surgical Services and follows proper procedure for damaged instrument and/or equipment.

· Other duties as assigned/ required.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

· Satisfactory completion of an accredited program for surgical technology and/or an acquired knowledge of surgical instrumentation and sterile technique from experience. Acquired knowledge and skills performance is evaluated during the orientation period and employment is contingent upon satisfactory results.

· Must have current BLS which follows the American Heart Association guidelines.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching

Medical Specialty:

• Surgery

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• OR: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24