JOB TITLE: Surgical Technologist
JOB SUMMARY
Performs a variety of technical duties to assist in preparing and caring for patients in the Operating Room. Prepares patient skin for surgery in accordance with hospital standards. Maintains aseptic techniques and actively monitors situations that could lead to breaches in aseptic technique. Provides comfort and support for patients by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and privacy. Transports patients to and from the Operating Room suite and positions patients according to the type of surgery. Identifies and cares for biological specimens. Prepares the Operating Room by setting up tables, instruments, and supplies according to the type of case.

Key Responsibilities
- Under the direction of a professional nurse, performs processes related to direct patient care and assistance care in the OR prior to and during any surgical procedure.
- Establishes and maintains the sterile field, passes instruments, and sutures to the physician, and assists as directed by the physician.
- Uses the physician preference card as a beginning point when pulling cases and setting up the OR.
- Ensures that preference cards are kept up to date and as complete as possible.
- Works effectively as a member of the team caring for the patient.
- Cooperates in team planning and execution.
- Maintains a safe environment by always implementing technical and aseptic practices.
- Demonstrates clinical expertise in the use and care of all surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment.
- Adheres to Universal Barrier Precautions for both patient and own safety in all patient care situations.
- Demonstrates competency to monitor and control the surgical environment, maintaining proper traffic control, dress codes, and adherence to OR sanitation policies and procedures.
- Familiar with facility policy and procedure regarding decontamination, processing, and sterilization of all instruments and supplies processed within the facility.
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
- Appropriately adapts assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each patient served.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Schedule / Shift
- 4 days, 10 hours
- 2:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Completion of a Surgical Technology program or an accredited LVN/LPN program
- 2 years of Neurosurgery experience minimum

Preferred Qualifications
- General, Ortho, Plastics, Uro, ENT, and Vascular surgery experience
- Ability to proficiently scrub 3 specialty areas including but not limited to: Transplants, Open Heart, Urology, Neurology, Titanium Rib, Robotics

Certifications
- BLS (AHA only)
- Certified Surgical Technologist or LVN/LPN License

Experience
- 2 or more years of experience preferred

Skills
- Technical skills in surgical preparation and assistance
- Aseptic technique maintenance
- Patient transport and positioning
- Specimen handling
- Operating Room setup and instrumentation
- Teamwork and communication
- Maintaining a safe surgical environment
- Knowledge of decontamination, processing, and sterilization procedures

Unit / Specialty
- CVOR experience required

Patient Population
- Ability to adapt care to meet the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.