Surgical Tech - Labor & Delivery

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

TMC HealthCare, with Tucson Medical Center at its core, seeks a Surgical Technician to support the operating room team in instrument handling, sterile setup, and patient positioning for procedures.

Education: High school diploma or GED. BLS and Surgical Technician Certification as required by the department; 1 year of surgical assistance preferred. Join a team dedicated to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one year surgical assistance experience preferred.
• BLS certification required; Surgical Technician Certification may be required per department.
• Knowledge of sterile technique and instrument handling.

Responsibilities

• Assist in selection and placement of surgical instruments and supplies.
• Scrub and assist surgical team in donning gowns and gloves.
• Provide instruments, sutures and sterile supplies during operative procedures.
• Drape patient for surgical procedures and maintain sterile setup.
• Monitor high-risk cases and prepare operating rooms with required instruments.

Skills

Surgical procedures

Sterilization

Instruments handling

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

TMC HealthCare
TMC HealthCare is Southern Arizona's regional nonprofit hospital system with Tucson Medical Center at its core. Each day staff comes to work to use their skills and expertise to improve the health of the entire community, from birth to the end of life.

Performs preoperative procedures such as selection and placement of surgical instruments, supplies and equipment. Scrubs and assists surgical team in donning of gowns and gloves. Provides instruments, sutures and other sterile supplies during operative procedures. Drapes patient for surgical procedure.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Monitors all high risk and complicated cases and institute appropriate actions.

Prepares rooms with appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment.

Assists in identifying, collecting, and caring for specimens.

Assists in maintaining correct count of instruments, sutures, and sponges.

Monitors and restocks supplies.

Orients, instructs and trains assigned personnel.

Opens sterile supplies and sets up for procedures.

Decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to established policies and procedures; handles and stores instruments, equipment and supplies appropriately.

Communicates and interfaces with team members, patients, and medical staff to ensure high quality patient care.

Transports patients to and from Operating room suite; position patients according to type of surgery.

Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards.

Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.

Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: High school diploma or GED.

EXPERIENCE: None required. One (1) year of surgical assistance experience preferred.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate required. Surgical Technician Certification required. Additional certifications may be required per department.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of surgical assist procedures and best practices.
• Skill in the sterilization and set up for different surgical procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and apply basic algebraic concepts.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.