Surgical Technician - GSM OR

DEPARTMENT: GSM OR

F ACILITY: Georgia Sports Medicine

WORK TYPE: Full Time

S HIFT: Daytime

SUMMARY

The Surgical Technician Is responsible for delivering quality care to varied patient population in the Operating Room. He/she cares for sub-acute, convalescent, and chronic patients, assists Registered Nurses in the care of the acutely ill, observes and records effects of medications, and observes and reports patient reactions to treatments or any unusual conditions. In addition, they also assist medical staff with advanced medical/nursing treatments, and contribute to patient assessment and evaluation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adheres to the policy for proper identification of patients and patient samples.
• Appropriately demonstrates competency and understanding of all methods of sterilization including EO, steam and sterrad. Removes sterile items from autoclave and completes log accurately.
• Counts sponges, instruments, needles and sharps with circulating nurse in accordance with OR policy and procedure. Utilizes dry erase board to visualize on-going counts.
• Demonstrates the ability to account for the completeness of each instrument used on each case.
• Follows Policy and Procedure on transferring medications to sterile field.
• When assigned as second scrub per room assists with keeping following cases pulled and ready. Assists RN during case when not scrubbed.
• Assists with positioning patients when needed.
• Assists with transferring patients, uses correct body mechanics.
• Allows alcohol base to dry before placing drapes on patient. Does not allow to puddle (Chloraprep).
• Keeps physicians pick sheets current by reporting changes to the circulating or specialty nurses.
• Reports all pertinent information to circulating nurse and supervisor concerning patients, procedures, and problems occurring during work time.
• Verifies specimens and cultures with physician. Confirms information with circulating nurse.
• Participates in Time Out immediately prior to surgery, ensuring a definite pause in activity. All scrub duties must STOP during time-out.
• Applies sterile dressing and cleans patient appropriately post-procedure.
• Removes contaminated drape and clears back tables at the end of each case.
• Cleans out OR suite and restocks unused supplies.
• Practices sterile techniques at all times. Calls attention professionally to breaks in technique.
• Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. (“TRHS”) policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to: TRHS’ compliance standards as they appear in TRHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age-specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position.
• Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
• Attends all mandatory education programs.
• Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
• Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
• Cross-trains in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department.
• Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
• Manages resources effectively.
• Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel.
• Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.

EDUCATION

• Diploma in Surgical Technology

CREDENTIALS

• Certified Surgical Tech

OTHER INFORMATION:

Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.