Surg Tech Part-Time Labor and Delivery/Mother Baby/Nursery

About the role

This position provides intraoperative care to patients by functioning as the scrub person assisting the surgical team during an operative procedure.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes quality aseptic technique when working in an unsterile or sterile role in the OR.
• Affords monitoring technique of all persons in the OR to maintain a sterile field.
• Performs sponge, instrument, and needle counts with the circulating RN following established guidelines.
• Assists with gowning and gloving surgeons and positioning equipment and instruments.
• Passes sterile instruments to the surgical team during a surgical procedure.
• Affords transportation and positioning of the patients to include assisting the surgical team by holding retractors and positioning the operative limb under direction of surgeon.
• Prepares supplies and equipment for surgical procedure following preference cards.
• Affords sterilization and maintenance of sterile and non-sterile supplies and equipment.
• Maintains inventory; orders; and restocks supplies, instruments, and equipment.
• Removes out-of-date items and discards or reprocesses following established guidelines.
• Affords equipment checks as assigned.
• Affords the proper recording of patient charges.
• Call with a response time of 30 minutes.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Licensed Practical Nurse program, OR completion of a Surgical Technology program, OR completion of a Registered Nurse program, OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and six (6) months of previous scrub experience.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Capable of prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Ability to lift up to 40-pounds and push/pull heavy loaded carts up to 200 lbs.
• Possess visual, hearing, and oral acuity along with manual dexterity and technical ability.
• Ability to wear lead for extended periods of time.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.