Surgical Technologist

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.