Surgical Tech - Ortho/Neuro Operating Room

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$10,000 sign-on bonus

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center is seeking a Surgical Tech for the Ortho/Neuro Operating Room. The role requires a minimum of one year post-graduation experience from an accredited Surgical Tech program, with a 10K sign-on bonus for 2+ years of experience.

Schedule is full-time, with day shift. Responsibilities include scrubbing, instrument setup, assisting in procedures, maintaining counts, and transporting patients in the OR.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One year of surgical assistance experience preferred.
• BLS certification required; Surgical Technician Certification required; additional certifications may be required per department.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preoperative setup: instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Scrub and assist team in gowning and gloving.
• Provide instruments and supplies during procedures.
• Maintain instrument, suture, and sponge counts.
• Transport patients to/from OR and position for surgery.
• Decontaminate and set up instruments per policy.
• Communicate with team to ensure high-quality care.

Skills

Surgical assistance

Sterilization

Safety procedures

Communication

Reading & comprehension

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Surgical Tech - Ortho/Neuro Operating Room

10K sign on Bonus with 2+ years of experience.

Position requires a minimum of one year experience post-graduation of an accredited Surgical Tech Program

Job Category: Allied Health

Schedule: Full time

Shift: 1 - Day Shift

SUMMARY:

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.