Surgical Technologist
About the role
Under the close supervision of a professional nurse and/or physician, perform a variety of duties in the operating room to assist the surgical team, such as scrubbing on all types of surgical procedures, lifting and positioning patients, cleaning instruments, restocking supplies, etc. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.
Location: Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903. Shift: 11:00am–11:00pm (Evening). Driving Required: No. Union: United Nurses And Allied Professional.
Responsibilities
- Assists in preparing operating rooms for surgical procedures, ensuring that all necessary instruments, equipment and supplies are available and properly stored.
- Assists nursing personnel and orderlies in lifting and positioning patients for surgical procedures.
- Scrubs on all types of surgical procedures and passes in instruments, sutures and sponges; assists in holding retractor and suctioning patients and anticipates needs of the physician.
- Responsible for maintaining strict aseptic techniques in the operating room area, reporting and correcting any “breaks” in such techniques.
- Cleans surgical instruments and equipment after surgical procedures by operating sterilization equipment (i.e. autoclaves and ultrasonic) and wrapping and storing such equipment and instruments after they are cleaned.
- Removes soiled linen and supplies from the operating room after surgical procedures and assists in the general cleaning of the area.
- Obtains clean linen and supplies and sets up room for next procedure.
- Obtains special equipment and supplies from the appropriate storage areas.
- Removes unused supplies from the surgery cart and stores them in the appropriate area for use.
- Stocks surgical supplies in the operating rooms and storage areas and performs other duties as assigned.