About This Role
Participating as a member of the perioperative team, the Surgical Technologist performs direct and indirect tasks for patients undergoing surgical procedures. This role involves delegated patient care activities while ensuring patient safety.
Responsibilities
- Implement and communicate the age-specific plan of care and give thorough reports at change of shift and relief time
- Communicate with team members regarding the need for special equipment and supplies, and implementation of care per established policy
- Participate in turnover activities and room setup for each surgical procedure, including connection of suction, electrical cords, power cables, and electrocautery
- Break down the operating room following each surgical procedure
- Assist with ensuring an adequate supply of stock for patient care
- Monitor each case to ensure all infection control measures are met and all sterilization standards are adhered to
- Establish and maintain a sterile field and monitor the aseptic technique of the surgical team
- Document accordingly and take corrective action, as necessary
- Adhere to and monitor principles of aseptic techniques in the clinical environment, including the use of sterile instruments and supplies
- Follow procedure for decontaminating all instruments used during the procedure and assist with instrument processing and sterilization
- Maintain environmental controls and take appropriate precautions regarding waste disposal
- Perform sponge, sharp, and instrument counts with the RN according to policy
- Take appropriate action when counts are incorrect
- Ensure appropriate and safe use of equipment and instrumentation prior, during, and post-operatively
- Second assist as needed under the direction of the surgeon
- Correctly hold retractors as prescribed by the supervising physician
- Anticipate the need for surgical equipment and supplies and secure same
- Check and/or troubleshoot equipment for proper functioning prior to use and remove malfunctioning equipment for repair
- Assist surgeon with patient care procedures, including proper labeling of all specimens from the surgical field, tapping mallet, cutting suture (licensed personnel only), and performing surgical skin prep
- Perform related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), and must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations
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