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{
"JOB SUMMARY": "Performs a variety of technical duties to assist in preparing and caring for pre-operative patients. Prepares patient skin for surgery in accordance with hospital standards. Maintains aseptic techniques; actively monitors situations that could lead to breaches in aseptic technique. Provides comfort and support for pre-operative patients by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and privacy. Transports patients to and from the Operating Room suite. 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 type of case. Under the direction of a professional nurse, performs all processes that relate to the delivery of direct patient care and assistance care in the OR prior to and during any surgical procedure.",
"Key Responsibilities": [
"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.",
"Monitors and controls 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.",
"Performs 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": "5 Days - 8 Hours",
"Required Qualifications": [
"High School Diploma or equivalent",
"Completion of a Surgical Technology program or an accredited LVN/LPN program"
],
"Experience": "2 or more years of experience preferred",
"Certifications": [
"BLS certification from AHA required"
],
"Licenses": [
"Certified Surgical Technologist or LVN/LPN License required"
],
"Skills": [
"Proficiency in scrubbing multiple specialty areas including but not limited to: Transplants, Open Heart, Urology, Neurology, Titanium Rib, Robotics, etc. is highly preferred.",
"Ability to prepare patient skin for surgery.",
"Ability to maintain aseptic techniques.",
"Ability to prepare the Operating Room by setting up tables, instruments, and supplies.",
"Ability to identify and care for biological specimens.",
"Ability to transport patients.",
"Ability to position patients.",
"Ability to monitor and control the surgical environment.",
"Knowledge of decontamination, processing, and sterilization of instruments and supplies."
],
"EMR / Systems": "EPIC",
"Patient Population": "Demonstrates competency to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.",
"Unit / Specialty": "Operating Room (OR)",
"Floating / On-Call": [
"Floating Requirement: Yes",
"On Call Requirement: Yes"
],
"Dress Code": "Hospital Scrubs Provided"
}