About This Role
This role involves providing patient care activities and related non-professional services in the Operating Room, under the direction of a Registered Nurse. The Surgical Technologist prepares the operating room, gathers supplies and instruments, and handles instruments during procedures, communicating essential information to the RN.
Responsibilities
- Practice and implement the technical components of patient care under the supervision of a RN
- Collaborate with the RN and other healthcare professionals to implement a plan of care that incorporates physician preferences, nursing assessments, and diagnostic data in a prioritized, timely, and integrated manner
- Prepare equipment, supply, and resource needs based on an individualized plan of care
- Re-evaluate and modify resource needs as needed
- Communicate accurate and timely information to the Registered Nurse regarding patients in their care
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to perform all aspects of a variety of surgical procedures
- Maintain knowledge and skills to properly operate all surgical equipment and instruments
- Utilize appropriate aseptic technique when handling supplies, instruments, and equipment
- Follow laboratory policy and procedure to correctly handle and label all laboratory specimens
- Document quality controls thoroughly and accurately according to unit specific standards
- Demonstrate competence in problem solving, conflict resolution, and team building
- Serve as a resource to other team members
- Organize and utilize time efficiently
- Demonstrate appropriate prioritization
- Maintain an organized work environment
- Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience or Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
- Prior operating room experience or graduation from an approved surgical technician program or graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
- Constant use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors
- Constant use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Constant lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Constant standing and walking
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Frequent lifting/moving patients
- Frequent bending, stooping, reaching and gripping
