Surgical Technologist
Grant Memorial Hospital · Petersburg, WV · 3 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us!
Responsibilities
- Assists with nursing care and the surgical services under the direct supervision of the registered nurse and physician/surgeon.
- Sets up for scheduled cases with needed supplies and instrumentation.
- Affords safe transport of patient to operating room and in proper positioning on OR table.
- Adheres to national patient safety goals by confirming correctness of surgical site and procedure to be performed.
- Follows steps of surgical scrubbing, proper donning of sterile gloves and gown; gowning and gloving surgeons and other personnel.
- Affords assistance in accounting procedure of instruments, sharps, and sponges, and other soft goods utilized during surgical procedures.
- Identifies, prepares and correctly passes surgical instruments and sharps to and from surgeon.
- Affords assistance in cleanup of operating room: appropriately transport instruments, dispose of trash and linens, restocking supplies.
- Affords assistance in endoscopic procedures: proper patient positioning, gloving, cleaning/disinfecting of endoscopes, use of personal protective equipment.
- Affords assistance in decontamination of surgical instrumentation.
- Maintains surveillance of function of autoclave for sterilization of instrumentation.
- Safeguards patient privacy and maintains confidentiality.
- Stocks Operating Room.
- Affords assistance to RN/Physician as needed or directed.
Requirements
- If hired prior to 5/1/2024: High school diploma or equivalent. Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 30 days of hire.
- If hired on or after 5/1/2024: High school diploma or equivalent. Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 30 days of hire. Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse OR completion of internal WVUM Surg Tech Trainee program with at least 6 months in job OR completion of externally accredited Surgical Technology program OR completion of a Registered Nurse program OR two (2) years of previous scrub experience.
Qualifications
- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Three (3) years prior scrub experience.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to follow strict sterile technique.
- Knowledge of and adherence to strict aseptic and sterile techniques.