Surgical Technician II

Job description

• Purpose of Job
  • Allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care by assisting physicians and maintaining a sterile field during surgical procedure through consistent application of aseptic techniques.
• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • Graduation from an approved Surgical Technology program required.
    • Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirement.
  • Experience
    • Requires one or more years of current operating room experience or current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) that meets Surgical Tech level I criteria.
  • License/Certifications
    • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
    • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Certification preferred.
  • Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
    • Ability to perform mathematical computations.
    • Skilled in promoting positive relations when interacting with patients or other customers.
    • Requires working with multiple activities and dividing time and attention to a variety of demands and working irregular hours.
    • Ability to work in a team environment and solve problems in a diplomatic fashion.
    • Oral and written communication with staff, patients, visitors, physicians and other departments.
• Physical Requirements
  • Weight Demands
    • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
  • Physical Activity
    • Not necessary for the position (0%):
      • Climbing
      • Crawling
    • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
      • Keyboarding/typing
      • Kneeling
      • Sitting
    • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
      • Balancing
      • Carrying
      • Crouching
      • Distinguish colors
      • Grasping
      • Lifting
      • Pulling/Pushing
      • Reaching
      • Repetitive Motions
      • Speaking/talking
      • Standing
      • Stooping/bending
      • Twisting
      • Walking
    • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
      • Fingering/Touching
      • Hearing
      • Seeing/visual
  • Job Hazards
    • Not Related:
      • Explosives (pressurized gas)
      • Electrical Shock/Static
      • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
      • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
    • Rare (1-33%):
      • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
      • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
    • Occasionally (34%-66%):
      • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
      • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
      • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
• Essential Job Functions
  • Essential Functions I
    • Performs preoperative preparation.
      • Reviews physician preference list before operative procedure and assembles supplies and equipment needed for procedure.
      • Opens sterile supplies using sterile technique.
      • Transfers medications and solutions to the sterile field according to policy.
      • Communicates clearly and collaborates with other members of the perioperative team to prepare operative procedure.
    • Functions as scrub person during operative procedure by preparing, monitoring, and maintaining a sterile field.
      • Completing surgical scrub according to policy.
      • Wears appropriate PPA and follows standard and policy for attire in the OR.
      • Organizes and maintains sterile instruments and supplies in organized manner.
      • Performs counts according to facility policy and procedure during procedure and hand-off situations.
      • Assisting with draping sterile field according to standard.
      • Watches progress of the operation and anticipates needs of team members.
      • Disassembles instruments and equipment, transports to processing department.
      • Assists with cleaning room and prepares for subsequent procedure.
    • Applies base knowledge and principles during operative procedure (Intraoperative Surgical).
      • Base knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, microbiology and pharmacology for optimal surgical patient care.
      • Principles of computer science, electricity and robotics as needed for surgical patient care.
      • Principles of sterile technique during the surgical procedure.
    • Follows policy and procedure for Intraoperative Surgical procedures.
      • Participates in surgical time-out, fire risk assessment, and case summary for each operative procedure.
      • Identifies labels and handles specimens including hand-off situations and disposition of specimen.
    • Demonstrates collegiality and leadership qualities.
      • Demonstrates awareness of, and participation in performance improvement activities.
      • Reports potential performance improvement problems, to coordinators, core nurse and service leader, assists in problem solving.
      • Maintains compliance with department call requirements, adjusts hours to meet patient services.
      • Eligible to seat preceptor training and serve as a mentor.
      • Collaborates with specialty coordinator and Staff Development Nurse on completion of orientation processes including orientation map, core competencies and assignments.
      • Documents ongoing process of orienting staff and assists in mentoring.
      • Participates in orientation of team members to new equipment and supplies.
      • Achieves or maintains certification in profession, Certified Surgical Technologist.
    • Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
      • Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
    • Precepting.
      • Conducts need assessments.
      • Conducts one on one and group training.
      • Is knowledgeable of equipment used in surgical procedures, their, reference manuals, and resources for consultation.
      • Performs clinical preceptor role for specialty service and follows core competency outline.
      • Collaborates with appropriate Core Coordinator, and/or Resource Coordinator regarding assignments of students and orientees and documents progress or concerns.
      • Documents on core competencies, records orientees/students' progress, and suggests improvements and additional learning needs.
      • Collaborates with L&D and HROB Core Coordinator on completion of core competencies for specialty service. Provides care and is able to provide intervention for all patient populations.
  • Essential Functions II
    • Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
    • Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Compassionate Care/AIDET and company policies/procedures.
    • Other duties as assigned.