Surgical/Operating Room Technician

Preoperative Duties are as follows:

• Donning OR attire and personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Gathers, checks and opens supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure.
• Performs the surgical scrub, and donning gown and gloves.
• Sets up the sterile back table and Mayo stand with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for the procedure.
• Performs initial instrument, sharps and sponge counts with the circulator.
• Assists the team members with gowning and gloving.
• Assists with draping the patient and establishing the sterile field.
• Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out procedure.
• Secures tubing, cords and other sterile accessories.
• Maintains sterile field and reports any contamination.

Intraoperative Duties are as follows:

• Prepares and anticipates additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure.
• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon by passing instruments and supplies to surgeon during procedure.
• Labels, measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure.
• Holds retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon.
• Sponges or suctions on the operative site.
• Applies electrocautery to clamps or forceps on bleeders.
• Cuts suture material as directed by the surgeon.
• Coordinates the camera or changes out robotic arms/instruments during endoscopic surgery as directed by the surgeon.
• Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during the procedure.
• Performs additional counts as necessary.
• Prepares sterile dressings and/or immobilization devices.
• Prepares and passes off specimen(s) as appropriate.
• Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization.
• Assists other members of the team with terminal cleaning of room.
• Assists in prepping the OR for the next patient.
• Participates in debriefing and quality improvement practices to ensure quality patient care.

Postoperative Duties are as follows:

• When SPD is unavailable, decontamination of instruments/equipment.
• Assist with post procedure cleaning of the operative or other invasive procedure room and prepare room(s) for subsequent patients.

Other Duties are as follows:

• Maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
• Participate in ongoing educational and competency verification activities applicable to scrub person activities.
• Assist with stocking chores.
• The employee supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position (reference program education curriculum).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Surgical Tech I

Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred: NA

Licenses/ certifications/ registrations

Required: None required.

Preferred: NA

Experience

Required: NA

Preferred: One-year perioperative services experience preferred.

Education Required: Associate degree or National Certification.

Preferred: NA

Licenses/ certifications/ registrations

Required: Associate degree or National Certification.

Preferred: NA

Experience

Required: NA

Preferred: 6 months’ clinical experience preferred.

Qualifications Surgical Tech III

Education Required: Associate degree.

Preferred:

Licenses/ certifications/ registrations

Required: Certified Surgical Technologist.

Preferred:

Experience

Required: three years of perioperative experience.

Other: Surgical Tech I, II, III

• Exposure to blood, sharp instruments and other devices, body fluids and tissue, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
• Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
• Working irregular hours including call hours
• Manual and finger dexterity
• Hand and eye coordination
• Corrected vision and hearing within normal range