What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Sterile Technician position at Healthcare Support Staffing?
Company Description
HealthCare Support Staffing, Inc. (HSS), is a proven industry-leading national healthcare recruiting and staffing firm. HSS has a proven history of placing talented healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions with some of the largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities including: Fortune 100 Health Plans, Mail Order Pharmacies, Medical Billing Centers, Hospitals, Laboratories, Surgery Centers, Private Practices, and many other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. HealthCare Support Staffing maintains strong relationships with top providers in healthcare and can assure healthcare professionals they will receive fast access to great career opportunities that best fit their expertise. Connect with one of our Professional Recruiting Consultants today to see how a conversation can turn into a long-lasting and rewarding career!
Job Description
• Will be performing quality checks and taking care of vendor trays
• Help the surgical team scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing
• Set up sterile supplies, equipment, instruments, and linen for the operation
• Prepare patient by washing, shaving, and disinfecting area of the body to undergo surgery
• Assist the surgical nurse as needed
• Assist in positioning patient for surgery
• Assist the anesthesiologist during administration of anesthetic
• Pass instruments, sponges, sutures, and needles to surgeons or their assistants
• Hold retractors and cut sutures
• Operate lights, sterilizers, suction machines, and diagnostic equipment, as well as handle drugs
• Maintain specified supplies of fluids, such as plasma and blood
• Help with application of bandages
• Transfer patient to the recovery room
• Prepare specimens for laboratory analysis
• Clean operating theater following surgery
• Wash and sterilize used equipment
• Count sponges, needles, and instruments used during an operation
Qualifications
• 1 years of experience as a Surgical Technician
• Experience with Orthopedic and Spine instrumentation and procedures
Additional Information
Interested in hearing more about this great opportunity? Please call and e-mail your resume to Kurt Hughes at 407-636-7030 ex. 202 for immediate consideration.
