Surgical Technician PRN

About the Role

This position selects and places surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment during surgery. The Surgical Technician scrubs and provides instruments, sutures, and other sterile supplies during surgical procedures at MultiCare Surgery Center - McPhee, a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center in Olympia, WA.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for surgical procedures by pulling appropriate instruments and supplies and ensuring good working order.
• Reviews case carts for correct instruments and supplies.
• Plans ahead for upcoming surgical case needs and anticipates the surgeon's needs.
• Passes instruments, retracts tissue, and operates equipment during surgery.
• Demonstrates the principles of aseptic technique and universal precautions throughout the procedure.
• Disposes of sharps and trash and places used supplies into case cart for processing.
• Participates in counting of sharps, instruments, and sponges.
• Prepares instruments for cleaning following each case.
• Ensures that all surgeon preference cards and pick lists are accurate.
• Assists with OR turnover between cases.
• Participates in stocking, replenishing supplies, and cleaning operating rooms.
• May provide business support to the department including assigned administrative tasks.
• Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory, and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards.
• Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.
• Where applicable, must be registered with State Regulatory Agency.
• Manual dexterity and the ability to maintain professional decorum in highly stressful emergent situations.
• Ability to be conscientious, organized, and orderly, and to respond quickly to the needs of the surgeon and patient.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduation from a certified school of surgical technology or 2 years of operating room experience.

State-Specific Certification Requirements

In the states of Texas, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, a Surgical Technician must meet one of the following criteria:

• Successfully completed an accredited educational program for surgical technologists and holds and maintains active certification as a surgical technologist by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), or another surgical technologist certification program approved by the State Department of State Health Services or its successor.
• Completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the United States Public Health Service.
• Employed to practice surgical technology in a healthcare facility before September 1, 2009.
• In service with the federal government, performing duties related to that service.

Where certification applies, credentials must remain active and in good standing prior to performing independent scrub duties.