Surgical Technician
Primary Responsibilities Include:
- Assists in surgery as a scrub assistant and operates surgical equipment
- Determines appropriate equipment and supplies needed in surgery according to nursing protocol
- Prepares, maintains, cleans and checks equipment for proper and safe functioning prior to use
- Assists in transporting, positioning, prepping and draping patients for surgery
- Cleans, sorts and sterilizes instruments and prepares instrument packs
Education/Training/Experience:
- Completion of a surgical technician program with eligibility to sit for board certification exam
- Must have board certification within nine (9) months of hire
- Current BLS
- Two (2) years surgical technician experience in an acute care or surgery center environment
- Experience in multiple specialties including orthopedics, gyn, general surgery, plastics and gi lab
- Ability to exercise professional judgment in performing day-to-day activities, ensuring adherence to hospital policies and procedures
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills