Surgical Technician Ortho/Neuro Operating Room

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); Presencial; USD 50.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tucson Medical Center is seeking a Surgical Technician for the Ortho/Neuro Operating Room. The role requires completion of an accredited Surgical Tech program and a current BLS certificate, with preference for one year of surgical assistance experience.

Full-time, day shift. The selected candidate will assist in preoperative setup, instrument handling, specimen care, and maintaining sterile technique throughout procedures in a high-paced OR environment.

Formación

• Completion of accredited Surgical Tech Program is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate required.
• 1 year of surgical assistance experience preferred, but not required.

Responsabilidades

• Monitors high risk and complex cases and takes appropriate actions.
• Prepares rooms with instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment.
• Assists in identifying, collecting, and caring for specimens.
• Maintains correct count of instruments, sutures, and sponges.
• Transports patients to and from the Operating Room; positions patients for surgery.
• Opens sterile supplies and sets up for procedures.

Conocimientos

Surgical assist procedures

Sterilization & setup

Safety document interpretation

Effective communication

Routine reports & correspondence

Algebraic reasoning

Problem solving in standardized tasks

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

Surgical Technician Ortho/Neuro Operating Room

Job Category Allied Health

Schedule Full time

Shift 1 - Day Shift

Completion of accredited Surgical tech program required.

Broad based OR experience preferred.

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. Completionof an accredited Surgical Tech Program is required.

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. 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.