About This Role
Working as a Surgical Technologist involves assisting registered nurses in the operating room, performing scrub duties, and ensuring patient safety and efficient surgical procedures. This role suits a professional with operating room experience, particularly in orthopedics, who can maintain strict aseptic technique and anticipate surgeon's needs.
Responsibilities
- Assist the RN in implementing a care plan for the patient in the Operating Room
- Perform scrub duties under supervision of the RN
- Maintain strict Aseptic Technique
- Anticipate surgeon
- Organize and maintain instrumentation and supplies
- Provide patient safety in all aspects of job activities
- Monitor use of counted items (sponges and sharps), assist the circulating nurse in counting and alert the nurse to any discrepancies
- Follow standard precautions and infection control policies
- Set OR Room up before the case – wipe down surfaces, assemble and check equipment for proper functioning and availability
- Open supplies for procedure using strict aseptic technique
- Assist in positioning the patient
- Assist in transporting patients to the OR and ensuring their comfort
- Assist in cleaning and turning over the room, including bringing the table down to decontamination room
- Break down table
- Check inventory and equipment, report shortages and defective equipment to the appropriate personnel
- Perform proper decontamination, and processing of instrumentation for sterilization following AAMI standards
- Prepare supplies and equipment for the procedure
- Stock ‘wall closet’ supplies and warming closet
- Check case carts
- Pull case carts for the next day procedure
- Copy daily schedule and distribute
- Obtain drugs from Anesthesia work room
- Prepare the procedure room for the day with necessary supplies and equipment
- Maintain and monitor supplies to ensure availability
- Assist in transporting patients
- Ensure a safe patient environment
- Interact with patients and ensure their comfort
- Assist with different procedures (i.e.; radiofrequency)
- Have working knowledge of medications used by physicians
- Turn room over after cases and prepare for following procedure
- Prepare room for following day
- Clean and stock Anesthesia Cart when necessary
- Maintain supplies – place, receive orders and put stock away
- In the absence of the Lead Tech, may interact with sales personnel regarding supplies, maintain equipment and send out for repair/exchange, file booking sheets and ensure necessary supplies/equipment are available for cases one week in advance, and ensure PO pricing is accurate
- Decontaminate instruments and equipment
- Sterilize equipment according to manufacturers’ guidelines and AAMI guidelines
- Wrap instruments and fold towels
- Clean stretchers and make them up with fresh linens
- Assist PACU Scheduling Coord. by putting charts together and affixing stickers
- May be asked to help prepare the wet lab for demonstrations
- Ensure equipment and supplies needed for the demo are available and in good working order
- Use Universal/Standard Precautions in handling demo room specimens and instrumentation
- Perform other duties, as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of an approved, surgical technologist certification program
- One to three years’ operating room experience
- Experience with orthopedics required
- Working knowledge of office equipment and Software
- Familiarity with HIPAA, insurance regulations, policies, procedures, and other regulatory policies
- Medical office procedures, policies, practices and medical terminology, telephone protocol and professional etiquette
- Understanding of electronic medical systems
- Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills (i.e. using expressive vocabulary that communicates a complete and detailed message, avoiding spelling errors, employing a respectful tone)
- Ability and interest in learning procedures and software functionalities that could improve the effectiveness and efficiency of individual and department efforts
- Organized, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures appropriately
- Ability to develop and maintain effective and professional working relationships with patients, medical staff, coworkers and the public by demonstrating empathy and tact
- Promote teamwork through collaboration, represent the practice in a professional manner, and maintain the strictest confidentiality on all patient issues
Nice to have:
- Experience within an ambulatory surgical center
Benefits
- $5,000 Sign on Bonus
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
- Dynamic environment
- Access to a diverse network of practitioners
- Broad infrastructure of tools and programs to enhance the employee experience
- Generous PTO
- Benefits package: health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.
About the Company
Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides support, capital, and operational resources to physicians. As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides infrastructure for administrative operations, allowing doctors to focus on patient care. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers, and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
