Surgical Tech, Certified - OR

Position Summary

Provides assistive patient care in the Operating Room under the direct supervision of the Registered

Nurse. This position serves the following patient age categories: pediatrics, adolescent, adult, and

geriatric. Level II is a Certified Surgical Technologist who has met all of Level II criteria, demonstrates

leadership abilities, and is involved in staff education and committee’s: acting as a liaison between all

members of the multi-disciplinary team. Considered a campus resource (constantly seeks out

opportunity for improvement-service specific).

Responsibilities

• Assists with Surgical Process.
• Demonstrates table set-ups and scrub techniques for complex procedures in and out of specialty.
• Anticipates specific instruments, checks equipment, and obtains supplies for upcoming schedule.
• Maintains asepsis throughout procedure; identifies and corrects breaks in technique.
• Demonstrates and educates principles of anatomy and physiology as related to basic and complex

procedures.

• Demonstrates and educates safety practices as related to counts, sharps, positioning, specimens, and

Electrical Surgical Units & Plan education for peer group

• Contributes to unit operations. Identifies and makes changes to preference lists.
• Recognizes and actively participates in quality assurance and improvement activities.
• Willingness to go to other specialties to broaden knowledge base.
• Records peer group competencies.
• Demonstrates professional accountability. Plans and teaches campus specific specialty competencies.
• Coaches’ surgical team on the importance of universal precautions. Monitors, coaches, and holds others

accountable to the dress code.

• Holds peers accountable to departmental objectives.
• Completes mandatory requirements to include obtaining 20 CEUs a year.
• Planning and Implementation of patient care.
• Observes patient, alerts surgical team to symptoms, reactions, and changes in patient condition, and

coaches others to recognize status changes.

• Assists the RN with selected patient care interventions in a manner that is consistent with policies and

procedures and offering coaching to new members of the surgical team.

• Consults physicians and acts upon needs/requirements preoperatively and postoperatively. within

scope of practice

• Completes assigned task and without prompting, seeks other departmental needs.
• Educates peer group.

Qualifications

The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the

essential functions of this position.

Education/formal training/licensure/certification experience:

• Graduate of a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technology

OR

• Graduate of a training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, or AirForce
• Certified Surgical Technologist current and maintains Certification throughout employment.
• Minimum 2 years OR experience preferred.
• BCLS*