PRN Surgical Tech - OR Scrub & Instrument Specialist

Southern Bone & Joint Specialists, PA; Hattiesburg (MS); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Southern Surgery Center in Mississippi is seeking a PRN surgical tech to assist physicians during procedures. The tech serves as scrub person, prepares operating rooms, assembles packs, supplies and instruments, and supports sterile technique throughout surgery.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited School for Surgical Technology; orthopedic experience preferred but not required. PRN shifts; hours may vary; no on-call and no weekends.

Qualifications

• Graduate from accredited School for Surgical Technology.
• Orthopedic experience preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serves as scrub person for surgical procedures.
• Assembles surgical packs, supplies and instruments for surgical cases and prepares operating room for surgery.
• Counts instruments, needles, and sponges with registered nurse according to procedure.
• Inventories and monitors instruments, sponges and needles on operative field using department count procedures.
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs and assists with draping, passing instruments, retractors, sutures, medications, and dressings.
• Maintains sterile technique and reports any breaks immediately.
• Restocks room with necessary supplies and assists in decontamination after use.

Education

Graduate from accredited School for Surgical Technology

Job description

Southern Surgery Center is seeking a PRN surgical tech. The surgical tech assists the physicians during surgery.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Serves as scrub person for surgical procedures.
• Follows department procedures for scrub persons by assembling surgical packs, supplies and instruments for surgical cases and preparing operating room for surgery.
• Assures adequate amount of appropriate supplies and instrumentation are available in accordance with surgeon’s preference and counts all instruments, needles, and sponges with registered nurse according to procedure.
• Inventories and monitors instruments, sponges and needles on operative field using department count procedures.
• Adjusts instrumentation and supplies to changes in procedures and patient condition.
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs and assists surgeon by draping patients, holding/passing instruments, retractors, sutures, and medications, applying surgical dressings, suctioning and sponging surgical wounds, holding extremities, and moving patients.
• Adjusts priorities and participates in resolving problems as appropriate.
• Performs or assists in sterile preps as needed/requested by monitoring aseptic techniques of surgical team members at field, reporting and correcting breaks in sterile technique immediately, and controlling location of contaminated instruments and supplies.
• Maintains appropriate quantities of surgical supplies and equipment by restocking room with necessary equipment and supplies and apprises supervisor of special requests for surgical supplies and equipment.
• Assists with decontamination of all equipment, instruments, and supplies as necessary and assists with cleaning rooms, furniture, and equipment according to established procedures

Requirements:

• Graduate from accredited School for Surgical Technology
• Orthopedic experience preferred, but not required

Work Schedule: PRN shifts available, hours may vary. No on-call. No weekends.