Surgical Technician

Marshall Medical Center; Cameron Park (CA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall Medical Center in Cameron Park, CA seeks a Surgical Technician to join the OR team. The role supports instrument handling, sterile field maintenance, and instrument turnover during procedures, working primarily days.

The technician assists with stock Par levels and maintains professional interactions with patients and staff, arriving as needed and on-call within 30 minutes of request.

Qualifications

• Maintains good public relations by interacting with patients, visitors, physicians and staff.
• On-call availability and punctuality to report within 30 minutes when requested.

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing care to surgical patients according to MMC standards.
• Creates and maintains a sterile field and passes surgical instruments to the surgeon.
• Disassembles sterile field after procedures and returns instrumentation to decontamination.
• Assists with turning over the OR and setting up for next patient.
• Maintains par levels of stock items and interacts professionally with patients and staff.

Skills

Public relations

On-call readiness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

ORT course

NBSTSA certification preferred

BLS certification

Job description

## Surgical TechnicianApply: Cameron Park, CA: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R6762**Department:**Surgery - CP**Shift:**Primarily Days (United States of America)**Employee Type:**Regular**Per Diem Type (if applicable):****Minimum Pay Range:**$38.15 - $45.78## ****Job Description:**** **POSITION SUMMARY** The Surgical Technician is a member of the nursing staff and performs the instrument technician role during surgical procedures. Assists in providing care to surgical patients according to Marshall Medical Center’s (MMC’s) standards of practice. Creates and maintains a sterile field, passing surgical instruments to the surgeon, disassembling the sterile field upon completion of the surgical procedure, returning the instrumentation to the decontamination room in the appropriate manner, and assisting with turning over the operating room and setting up for the next patient. Assists with maintaining the par levels of stock items throughout the department and maintains good public relations by interacting with patients, visitors, physicians and other staff members in a friendly and professional manner. The Surgical Technician assists in attaining department goals by functioning in other areas within the department, as requested. Ensures the safe handling of infectious material to protect all patients and employees. **POSITION QUALIFICATIONS** Education/Licensure/Certification:* High School diploma or equivalent required.* Completion of an approved Operating Room Technician (ORT) course required.* Certification as a Surgical Technologist by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) preferred.* Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Knowledge:* Computer familiarity required. Skills:* Has the physical and mental health sufficient to accomplish the duties of an ORT.* When on call, incumbent must be able to arrive to hospital and report to duty within 30 minutes of request.