What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Technician (7am to 3pm) (2k sign on bonus with prior OR experience) position at Swedish Hospital?

Performs as a member of the Operating Room team in technical capacities of scrubbing on surgical cases. Assists the Registered Nurse circulator, and acts as a resource person for the instrument aid and Operating Room service orderlies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions

Demonstrates a commitment to the mission of Swedish Hospital and

demonstrates a service orientation and adheres to all responsibilities and standards

of the Hospital.

Prepares the operating room for assigned surgical procedure.

Intraoperatively assists the operating room team, according to policy.

Provides patient safety at all times.

Preserves all specimens according to policy.

Assists with post-procedure routine and reprocessing of instrumentation.

Assists in the orientation of new personnel.

Takes "on-call" rotation as assigned with a registered nurse.

Ensures the proper handling and care of surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Assists specialty registered nurse in the organization and reordering of supplies, as assigned by Nurse Manager.

Attends in-services, maintains skills and seeks to increase knowledge base. Attends staff meetings.

Other Functions

Assists the central supply technicians as directed by the Nurse Manger.

Assists in cleaning / restocking of the Operating Room suites as directed by the Nurse Manager.

PATIENT CARE / AGE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Patients vary in age from pediatric to geriatric. Responsible to meet the needs of the pediatric to geriatric patient.

QUALIFICATION / BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

High School graduate or equivalent.

One year Operating Room experience.

Alertness, good communication skills, technical skill with surgical procedures, able to perform as a team member, learns quickly, follow directions, and good organizational skills.

Accuracy in all procedural aspects.

LICENSE / CERTIFICATION

Current CPR Card

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

N / A

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTACTS

Patients

Patients' family and visitors

Physicians

Nursing staff

Ancillary staff members

ENVIRONMENT

On feet the major portion of the day.

Lifting of heavy trays.

Retracting / holding instrumentation for long periods of time.

Noise of equipment.

Lifting of patients, positioning of patients, pushing carts.

Exposure to blood / body fluids or air-borne disease.

Exposure to cleaning chemicals.

ACCESS TO PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

Name, Demographic & Service Specific Clinical (i.e. clinical information specific to the department)

Computer system access is assigned based on manager's access level request and on the minimum necessary as described in this job description. Approval for level of access is given by the system administrator or manager of the department that has ownership of system / module. See Computer System Access Controls policy.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work

performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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