Preferred: One year of perioperative services experience.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination are essential.
Willingness to work irregular hours, including on-call shifts.
Responsibilities
Prepare for surgical procedures by gathering and checking required supplies and equipment.
Maintain a sterile field and assist with patient draping as needed.
Anticipate and pass instruments to the surgeon during surgeries.
Perform counts of instruments and sponges before, during, and after surgery.
Assist in cleaning and preparing the operating room for subsequent patients.
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision benefits paid by Employer.
Participate in ongoing education and competency verification activities.
Full Job Description
Overview
Job Title: Surgical Tech
Department: Surgery-Hospital
Reports to: Nurse Manager or RN Director
Compensation: Min $28.41 - Max $51.92
Schedule - Flex - 12
Medical, Dental & Vision benefits paid by Employer!
$10,000 Sign on Bonus with a two year commitment.
Definition of Position:
Facilitates the operative or other invasive procedure by preparing and providing the required sterile instruments, supplies and equipment. Maintains the sterile field and anticipates and responds to the needs of the surgical team.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
Preoperative Duties are as follows:
Donning OR attire and personal protective equipment (PPE).
Gathers, checks and opens supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure.
Performs the surgical scrub, and donning gown and gloves.
Sets up the sterile back table and Mayo stand with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for the procedure.
Performs initial instrument, sharps and sponge counts with the circulator.
Assists the team members with gowning and gloving.
Assists with draping the patient and establishing the sterile field.
Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out procedure.
Secures tubing, cords and other sterile accessories.
Maintains sterile field and reports any contamination.
Intraoperative Duties are as follows:
Prepares and anticipates additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure.
Anticipates the needs of the surgeon by passing instruments and supplies to surgeon during procedure.
Labels, measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure.
Holds retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon.
Sponges or suctions on the operative site.
Applies electrocautery to clamps or forceps on bleeders.
Cuts suture material as directed by the surgeon.
Coordinates the camera or changes out robotic arms/instruments during endoscopic surgery as directed by the surgeon.
Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during the procedure.
