Perioperative- Certified Surgical Technician

ADP, Inc.; Greenville (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne HealthCare in Greenville, OH is seeking a full-time Surgical Technician to support operating room teams. The position is 36 hours per week with day shift hours and occasional weekend call; flexibility required to meet department needs.

Responsibilities include instrument counts, sterile field maintenance, medication labeling, setup of the sterile field, patient positioning, and participation in timeouts.

Qualifications

• Certification by the National Association of Surgical Technician’s is required.
• 1 year surgical technician experience preferred.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Co-responsibility with the registered nurse for correct counts of instruments, sponges, needles, and sharps.
• Maintain knowledge of identification and labeling of medications on the sterile field.
• Set up the sterile field back table and Mayco stand with instruments, supplies, etc.
• Position patients correctly.
• Ensure safety in transporting patients.
• Select correct instrumentation by size/age of patient.
• Ensure correct prostheses for each procedure.
• Assist team with gowning, gloving, and draping the patient.
• Participate in surgical site and patient verification during timeouts.
• Meet physical demands of the position.
• Engage in ongoing training to learn new OR functions.

Skills

Intraoperative counts

Sterile field setup

Patient positioning

Safety in patient transport

Instruments labeling

Gowning/gloving/draping

Education

Surgical Technician Certification

BLS Certification

Tools

Mayco stand

Job description

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Full Time Wayne HealthCare, Greenville, OH, US

Position:

This is a Full Time position working 36 hours per week. Schedule is dictated by the surgery schedule that that requires flexibility to meet the needs of the department and patients. While this position is primarily day shift, weekend call rotation is required. The position reports to the Director of Perioperative Services.

Qualifications:

• Certification by the National Association of Surgical Technician’s required
• 1 year surgical technician experience preferred
• Current BLS certification required.
• Responsible to take call and must live within a 45-minute response time.
• Must be able to maintain ongoing compliance and/or education related to the Surgical Technician Field.

Skill and Ability:

• Co-responsibility with the registered professional nurse for correct counts of instruments, sponges, needles, and sharps.
• Responsible for maintaining a working knowledge of the identification and labeling of medications on the sterile field.
• Sets up the sterile field back table and Mayco stand with instruments, supplies, equipment and labeling medications/solutions needed for the procedure.
• Knowledge and practice of correct positioning of patients.
• Knowledge and practice of safety in transporting of patients.
• Knowledge and responsibility for correct instrumentation according to size and/or age of patient.
• Knowledge and responsibility for correct prostheses for each procedure.
• Assists the team members with gowning, gloving, and draping the patient
• Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the timeout procedure.
• Able to meet the physical demands of the position.
• Ability to participate in current and future training programs in order to learn new functions necessary for the OR to provide new and improved services.