Cardiac OR Surgical Technician - Heart and Vascular Center RMC - FT - Day

Position Overview

Works with surgeons and other health care practitioners providing surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. Handles instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during surgical procedures. Has an understanding of the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon. Possesses the necessary knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure through maintenance of the sterile field.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Completion of a New Jersey approved or accredited program for surgical technicians or graduate of an LPN school with current LPN license.
• Certification from nationally recognized body for surgical technician preferred.

Experience

• 2 years cardiac OR experience preferred.

Other Credentials

• AHA BLS.

Special Training

• Certification from Nationally recognized body for Surgical Technician preferred and encouraged.
• Completion of designated annual competencies.

Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent listening skills.

Reporting Relationships

Does this position formally supervise employees? No

Essential Functions

• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon, which includes passing instruments, sutures and other items appropriate to the procedure.
• Assists the surgeon by retracting tissue, holding instrumentation to provide exposure and cutting suture under the direct supervision of the surgeon.
• Establishes and maintains an organized sterile field.
• Selects proper sterilization methods for instruments and equipment: sterilizes prior to procedure, and verifies instruments are sterile.
• Adheres to policies and procedures in aseptic techniques.
• Takes corrective action when any unsafe practice, conditions or break in aseptic technique observed and reports information to the circulating nurse.
• Auxiliaries with pulling cases and checks case cart for completeness, obtains supplies and equipment and determines them to be in good working order before a case begins.
• Prepares the operating room by opening sterile supplies, instruments and sutures based on scheduled procedure and surgeon preference card.
• Performs scrub assistance for all procedures.
• Auxiliaries with implementing a plan of care to include positioning, confirmation of operative site, updating physician preference cards, care of specimens, and room turnover.
• Accounts for instruments, trays, implants, before during and after the case.
• Begins Sterilizing process while in the surgical suite by counting for completeness of tray, initiating cleansing/sterilizing process.
• Maintains awareness of supplies in medication storage areas including needles and syringes.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands include: Standing, Walking, Carry objects, Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, Reaching forward, Reaching overhead, Squat/kneel/crawl, Wrist position deviation, Pinching/fine motor activities, Talk or Hear.
• Occasional physical demands include: Sitting, Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Keyboard use/repetitive motion.
• Continuous Physical Demands Include: Lifting Floor to Waist 30 lbs., Lifting Waist Level and Above 30 lbs.
• Sensory Requirements include: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Color Discrimination, Moderate Depth Perception, Moderate Hearing.

Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks

• Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Chemical.
• Airborne Communicable Disease.
• Radiation.

Benefits

• Medical Plan.
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy.
• Dental Plan.
• Vision Plan.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Healthcare FSA.
• Dependent Care FSA.
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan.
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance.
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD).
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Commuter Transit.
• Commuter Parking.
• Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Voluntary Life Spouse.
• Voluntary Life Employee.
• Child.
• Voluntary Legal Services.
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance.
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance.
• Voluntary Pet Insurance.
• Paid Time-Off Program.