Surgical Technician III
Kaiser Permanente · Wailuku, HI · 2 mo ago
Healthcare$31.43–$36.16/hrFull-time
About the role
Serves as scrub person for basic surgical procedures. Prepares instruments and operating room for surgery; troubleshoots, reports, and removes faulty equipment; inventories and monitors instruments, sponges and needles on operative field; anticipates surgeons and patient care needs; performs or assists in sterile preps; maintains appropriate quantities of surgical supplies and equipment; assists with decontaminating and cleaning rooms, furniture, equipment according to established procedures.
Responsibilities
- Serves as scrub person for basic surgical procedures.
- Follows department procedures for scrub persons; assembles surgical packs, supplies and instruments for surgical cases, prepares operating room for surgery; assures sterile packages integrity and expiration date before opening; inspects instruments and power equipment prior to use to assure operational order; troubleshoots, reports, and removes faulty instrument and equipment from service ; assures adequate amount of appropriate supplies and instrumentation are available in accordance with surgeons preference; counts all instruments, needles and sponges with Registered Nurse according to procedure.
- Inventories and monitors instruments, sponges and needles on operative field using department count procedures; adjusts instrumentation and supplies to changes in procedures and patient condition; assists with monitoring and reporting blood and fluid loss during cases; In conjunction with Registered Nurse, ascertains correctness of count prior to closure of body cavities and surgical wound.
- assists circulating nurse with restocking the room at end of shift.
- Anticipates surgeons needs; As directed by surgeon, assists surgeon by draping patients, holding/passing instruments, retractors, sutures and medications, applying surgical dressings, suctioning and sponging surgical wounds, holding extremities, and moving patients.
Requirements
- Demonstrated working knowledge of surgical instrumentation, infection control, sterilization and decontamination equipment and techniques.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, decision making, customer service, interpersonal relations, oral communication, problem solving, systems thinking, teamwork, initiative, and detail-orientation.
- Talking to co-workers, customers, outside vendors, and on the telephone.
- Reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English.
- Training/giving and receiving instructions.
- Mental ability, attention to detail (e.g. organization, prioritization, proofing), concentration, and alertness.
Qualifications
- Completion of a Surgical Technology training program; or equivalent combination of education (lesser) & experience may be considered in lieu of requirements.
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) by the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).
- Post High School OR training course work.