Surgical Technologist Certified PRN

About the role

Surgical technologists (ST) are allied health professionals who assist in the preparation and care of the surgical patient within the operating room. They collaborate with nursing, anesthesia, and other surgical personnel to ensure a safe and sterile environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares operating room by selecting and opening sterile supplies according to procedure and physician preference card.
• Ensures all sterile equipment and instruments are in good working order prior to the start of the case.
• Passes instruments and provides sterile items to surgeons and assists during procedures, observing sterile techniques and responding to surgeons' needs.
• Checks, mixes, and distributes appropriate fluids and drugs on the sterile field.
• Connects drains and tubing.
• Performs surgical counts in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Aware of and follows AORN Standards and Surgical Services policies & procedures.
• Sponges or suctions operative site, cuts suture material as directed by surgeon.
• Assists with application of sterile dressing of operative site following closure.
• Receives surgical specimens and passes them from the sterile field to the circulating nurse as soon as possible and correctly identifies specimens.
• Assists with turnover of operating room in an effective manner.
• Cleans and reassembles instruments and properly delivers them to the decontamination area.
• Affirms the working order of delicate instrumentation.
• Assists in wrapping sterile items for sterilization when necessary.
• Obtains stock and supplies for operating room.
• Returns equipment to proper location(s).
• Assembles case carts for next working day as needed.
• Assists in transporting patients and securing equipment from other departments as needed.
• Orients students, staff members and other health professionals.
• Participates in presenting specialty surgery educational activities.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a CAAHP accredited training program for Operating Room Technicians.
• An emphasis on completing basic, intermediate, and advanced procedures in all clinical specialties.
• NBSTSA or NCCT Certified as a Surgical Technologist.
• New graduates are accepted. Prior experience preferred.

Skills

• Analytical skills necessary to organize and prepare the operating room according to standard methods and guides.
• Independently scrubs basic and some complex procedures throughout the surgical specialties and possesses a growing knowledge of instrumentation and supplies.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate sterile technique during surgical procedures.
• Demonstrates safe instrument passing and accurate counts according to hospital policy.
• Serves as a clinical resource person to staff and surgeons.
• Exhibits a high level of collaboration with peers in decision making related to surgical patient care.
• Computer and application software skills.
• Holds professional and effective communication skills.
• Serves on a unit-based committee/involved in process improvement initiatives.

Benefits

Works in surgical suites with exposure to anesthesia gases, chemicals, cleaning solutions, surgical brushes and soap, lasers and surgical plume, and radiation; frequently exposed to blood and body fluids.

Pay

$24.84 - $40.72 Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.