What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Tech Non-Cert position at Bolivar Medical Center?
Description
Start your next chapter at Bolivar Medical Center, a 164-bed hospital serving Cleveland, MS, and part of the ScionHealth community hospital network. Bolivar Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited hospital that provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department services and also offers a long-term care unit. At Bolivar, you will deliver vital care in a community setting with the backing of a highly regarded hospital system committed to quality, safety, and local impact.
Job Summary
Under the supervision of a registered nurse, performs technical skills and provides assistance to surgeons, anesthesia personnel, registered nurses, and other professionals in the operating room, primarily in the scrub role during surgical procedures. May perform similar duties in other areas of the hospital as assigned.
Essential Functions
- Prepares surgical operating suite with drapes, solutions, instruments, equipment and supplies. Ensures good working order of equipment and instruments.
- Assists with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.
- Passes instruments to physician during surgery. Continually accounts for number and location of instruments and supplies during surgery.
- Receives and processes specimens for delivery to the laboratory.
- Assembles and troubleshoots all equipment as necessary for procedure.
- Operates all electrosurgical equipment, diagnostic equipment, microscopic laser equipment, video equipment, and disposable equipment, as well as equipment unique to each specialty.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role AND
Postsecondary (Cert/Diploma/Program Grad) Completion of an accredited program in surgical technology (Preferred)
Licenses/Certifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Certification as a surgical technologist (CST or TS-C) preferred.
Minimum Work Experience
- One (1) year of experience as a surgical technologist preferred.