Surgical Technician

POSITION OVERVIEW: (non-exempt)

Surgical Technologists are allied health professionals who are part of a team providing surgical care to patients.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful graduation of a program meeting the minimum requirements defined in the core curriculum for Surgical Technology (CAAHEP accredited)
• Experience preferred

ACCOUNTABILITY:

Reports to Perioperative Manager, Perioperative Assistant Nurse Manager

DIRECT REPORTS:

None

POSITION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrates knowledge and practice of basic patient care concepts.
• Demonstrates application of the principles of asepsis in a knowledgeable manner that provides for optimal patient care in Peri-Op and Endoscopy under conditions that maximize patient safety.
• Demonstrates basic surgical case preparation.
• Demonstrates ability to scrub and uses knowledge and expertise to anticipate and provide components for all basic and advanced cases.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain Peri-Op and Endoscopy supplies, equipment, instrumentation, linen and inventories and reprocessing to facilitate invasive and diagnostic procedures.
• Assists with surgical specimen management.
• Cleans, restocks, checks outdates, documents and accomplishes other assignments on a routine basis.
• Demonstrates responsible behavior and provides safe and effective conduct as a member of the healthcare team.
• Attends all required meetings and inservices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Works in a well-illuminated, climate-controlled environment
• May come in contact with hazardous chemical or treatment modalities
• Possibility exists of exposure to communicable diseases
• Involvement in inpatient care may result in unavoidable work-related illness or injury
• Work environment is comfortable, with minimal exposure to physical hazards
• Moderate to loud noise environment when machines/equipment in use
• Involvement in checking in/moving of supplies may result in unavoidable work-related injury
• Must be constantly alert for patient/family emergency situations

Department: Peri-Operative

Function: Surgical Technologists are allied health professionals who are part

of a team providing surgical care to patients.

Reportability: Works under the Supervision of: Peri-Operative Nurse Supervisor,

Outpatient Director or lead Per-Operative Nurse of the day.

Responsibilities

Job Qualifications:

Education: Successful graduation of a program meeting the minimum

requirements defined in the core curriculum for Surgical

Technology (CAAHEP accredited).

Experience: Previous experience in an Operating Room setting.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Work is of heavy demand, requiring lifting weights over 25 pounds.
• Requires movement, assisting and/or helping lift patients or awkward weights (100-250+ pound patients). May require strenuous physical activity when dealing with agitated patients.
• Repeated bending, squatting, stooping, and/or sitting.
• Prolonged walking and standing.
• Occasional pushing - pulling movements.
• Hearing acuity to distinguish difference in heartbeat, blood pressure and other physical signs & symptoms and to receive physician, staff and patient communication.
• Visual acuity to detect changes in patient condition, to read gauges & meters, to read medical records and directives, and to complete required documentation.
• Language skills essential in communications with physicians, staff and patients.
• Writing skills for accurate documentation.