Surgical Tech, Operating Room, St. Elizabeth\'s Medical Center, 32 Hours (Days, 12-Hour Shifts)

Four eight-hour shifts, 6:30 or 9am start. 2-3 years' experience in a hospital setting main OR preferred. CPR and certification required. The Surgical Technician is a trained professional who possesses technical skills in the OR area. The role encompasses technical skills of scrubbing and assisting with activities of the surgical area, clinical knowledge of a variety of OR-related duties (including pre, intra and post), clinical teaching skills, and continuous quality improvement. The Surgical Technician is a resource to other OR support staff and may assist with direct or indirect OR activities, supporting and promoting a variety of perioperative practice standards in accordance with AORN Standards/Recommendations. The Surgical Technician practices within the Philosophy and Mission of CSEMC.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education/Experience: The surgical technician successfully completes an approved surgical technician program or equivalent and is certified or grandfathered in as per Massachusetts law.
• 3 years of surgical tech experience required.
• Certification in specialty is preferred.
• Prefer robotic experience with Makoplasty.

Minimum skills/abilities:

• Proven ability to synthesize and analyze complex situations and respond appropriately.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Certification/Licensure:

• NBSTSA required or grandfathered in as per Massachusetts law.
• BLS Required.

Job Responsibilities

• Consistently creates, maintains, and monitors a sterile field.
• Drapes with sterile technique in accordance with the surgeon preference.
• Adheres to standard precautions and the use of personal protective equipment.
• Familiar with equipment, instrumentation and supplies for basic procedures.
• Anticipates the needs of the surgical team before, during, and after the procedure.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of one specialty service.
• Reviews preference cards and prepares accordingly for assigned procedures.
• Accountable for cost-effective practice in regard to equipment and supplies.
• Identifies and properly handles specimens for processing.
• Counts instruments, sharps, and sponges, before, during, and after procedures.
• Cleans and prepares instruments for reprocessing/sterilization.
• Familiar with the methods of sterilization: Steam, Steris, flash, ETO.
• Properly transfers, stores, and labels all medications on the field under the supervision of the circulating RN.
• Reacts appropriately in emergency patient situations by remaining scrubbed or performing as directed by the RN.
• Safeguards patient information and maintains patient confidentiality.
• Collaborates with the surgical team in the implementation of the plan of care for each patient.
• Recognises and reports situations which impact patient safety.
• Participates in indirect patient care activities such as cart stocking, case cart completion, etc.
• Facilitates efficient turnovers.
• Participates in mandatory annual training and scheduled in-services.
• Complies with policies and procedures of the Medical Center.
• Identifies individual self-learning needs and works with perioperative educator to seek appropriate experiences.
• Serves as a role model for professional perioperative practice in the Operating Room.
• Takes call and proficiently scrubs for all surgical specialties.
• Assumes responsibility for precepting newer staff/students to the scrub role in basic in-service line specialty.
• Collaborates with the Director of Operative Services or designee to identify learning needs of orienting staff and assists with opportunities for teaching/learning programs, assists with competency-based practice.
• Responsible for streamlining trays, dry goods, and the set-up and breakdown of surgical cases.
• Serves as a resource for surgical case bookings related to service line.
• Demonstrates ability to operate and troubleshoot a variety of equipment used in the surgical suite.
• Assists the Perioperative Nursing Educator by developing orientation checklists, participating in annual skills day, etc.
• Prepares and conducts technical education sessions for all levels of perioperative personnel for service line in conjunction with Perioperative Educator and RNs.
• Leads associates with regard to work assignments, work area standards of quality care.
• Participates on equipment trials ensuring no charge purchase orders are obtained and collects and collates evaluations from users.
• Participates in the Capital development for the service line.
• Ensures that proper Radiation Safety protection is being practiced and exercised according to standard.
• Participates in hospital or unit-based performance improvement activities.
• Serves as a resource for the Joint Commission Accreditation.
• Assists in developing new services as needed for hospital and service growth.