SURGICAL TECHNICIAN

About the role

The Surgical Technician will serve as a scrub technician in an operating room and provide direct and indirect care to patients before, during, and after surgery.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and continually assesses operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
• Sets up operating room prior to surgery by obtaining and checking equipment, instruments, packs and supplies needed in surgery, according to nursing protocol; prepares and processes instrument trays and other supplies as needed.
• Correctly verifies solutions, drugs, and drainage tubes with circulating nurse and labels them accordingly.
• Serves as a scrub technician during a variety of surgical procedures, handling sterile instruments and supplies while maintaining aseptic technique.
• Cleans, sorts, sterilizes, and decontaminates operating room, equipment as well as instruments utilizing sterilizer, ultrasonic, and Steris; disposes of waste and soiled supplies in appropriate receptacle.
• Assists in maintaining and labeling specimens collected during surgery according to the established procedures.
• Operates and adjusts support equipment such as suction machines, scopes, diagnostic equipment and lights to ensure proper operation.
• Under direction of a surgeon, assists with suctioning, cutting sutures, and applying and removing dressings for operative procedures according to established policies and procedures.
• Counts sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments before surgery, before closure, during closure, and after surgery to ensure all surgical supplies are accounted for, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintains files and records of surgical procedures.
• Transports patients to and from perioperative services and/or medical wards and assists the surgeon and registered nurse in positioning, prepping, and draping patients for surgery.

Requirements

• To qualify, applicants must meet the requirements under one of the following options:
  • Two (2) years of experience in an operating room assisting surgeons and medical staff during surgery.
  • Graduation from an accredited surgical technology program.
• LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
  • A current certification issued by the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.
  • A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• Special Requirements Information:
  • Applicants must attach a legible photocopy of a diploma, certificate, or official transcript to their application at the time of filing or email the document/s to the Exam Analyst within seven (7) calendar days from the application filing date.
  • The document must indicate graduation from an accredited surgical technology program.
  • Information regarding accredited surgical technology programs may be found at the following website: https://www.caahep.org/.
  • Certification issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) for surgical technologists (CST) will be verified using the following website: https://www.nbstsa.org/policies.

Physical Class III (moderate)

This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

Exam Content

This exam will consist of an evaluation of education and experience based on application information, desirable qualifications, and supplemental questionnaire responses, weighted 100%. Applicants must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be included on the eligible list.

Application and Filing Information

We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates. New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to https://www.governmentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and prevent incorrect email addresses. Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience, including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in the refusal of the application or the rescission of the appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not suffice to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

Contact Information

For any inquiries about the position or assistance with the application process, please contact Annette Abrom at aabrom@dhs.lacounty.gov. Annette is here to guide you every step of the way. Please reference Exam Number Y5111N in all communications during the application process.