Surgical Support Tech

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Job Summary

Your role as a Surgical Support Technician is crucial for smooth operations in surgery rooms. Prepare spaces before surgeries, manage turnover after, and ensure necessary supplies are available. Inventory upkeep and non-medical aid are important for a well-organized surgical environment.

Essential Functions

• Clean surfaces and equipment in OR. Decontaminate after surgery and as needed by team. Dispose of hospital waste safely.
• Transport patients, lab samples, and supplies. Execute different tasks as part of the role.
• Manage inventory by monitoring levels, restocking supplies, and ordering as needed. Maintain supplies in different areas.
• Audit case carts based on doctor's preferences and restock as needed for surgeries.
• Support clinicians inside and outside the operating room. Open sterile supplies for procedures under the clinician's supervision.
• Check instrument sets and select supplies for cases. Perform flash sterilization tests.
• React to emergencies following procedures and guidelines. Complete on-call duties quickly. Act as surgical team resource.
• Staff hired before September 1, 2009, as surgical support techs may hold retractors during surgery. No program completion required.

Key Success Factors

• Preference given to applicants with past experience in a healthcare-related field.
• Familiarity with basic office equipment and computer systems necessary.
• Proven capability to effectively multitask and autonomously solve problems required.
• Ability to exhibit precision in work while maintaining flexibility in dynamic scenarios.

Qualifications

• Education: H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• Experience: Less than one (1) year of experience
• Certification/License/Registration: Basic Life Support (BLS) or obtain within thirty (30) days of hire or transfer