What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Technician position at Avera Health?
Surgical Technician (Certified) at Avera Health
The Surgical Technician is responsible for providing high-quality professional care to patients within the surgical suites, assisting surgeons, and ensuring the operating room is maintained to high standards of cleanliness and safety.
They verify patient and surgical information, adhere to aseptic techniques, and participate in equipment evaluation and sterilization processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assists surgeons within the scope of competency and standards of practice, utilizing infection control/universal precautions.
- Rotates in SPD area cleaning & sterilizing instruments for OR, floors, ER, & clinics.
- Updates preference cards to ensure all team members can perform procedures as per surgeon requests.
- Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedure, and standards of practice.
- Verifies patient identity and operative procedure, site, surgeon, and consent.
- Applies and monitors the principles of aseptic technique throughout the intraoperative period.
- Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts according to policy procedure.
- Participates in the evaluation of new supplies, equipment, and/or instruments.
Essential Qualifications:
- Technical Certificate Graduate from an Accredited Surgical Technologist Program.
- Certified Surgical Tech (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Upon Hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1-3 years surgical experience.
A Brief Overview:
Accountable for providing high-quality professional care to patients and families under the supervision of the Surgery Leader and/or Surgeon within the surgical suites and other clinical areas within their scope of practice.
You Belong at Avera:
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
