Surgical Technologist Assistant

Lincoln Surgical Hospital; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Lincoln Surgical Hospital is seeking a Surgical Technologist Assistant to join their team. This part-time position is ideal for students currently enrolled in an accredited Surgical Technology program, offering flexibility to balance work with academic commitments. You'll be involved in crucial surgical tasks, ensuring excellent service to patients and maintaining sterile conditions in the operating room.

Qualifications

• Current student of an accredited Surgical Technology program.

Responsibilities

• Assists in pulling required instrumentation and supplies.
• Prepares surgical room and instruments.
• Participants in surgical counts and maintains sterile technique.

Skills

Attention to detail

Instrument preparation

Technical assistance

Education

Currently enrolled in an accredited Surgical Technology program

Job description

We are looking for caring, enthusiastic professionals who want be members of our team. Individuals must be committed to providing excellent service to our patients and their families and working with our physician partners to create a positive, efficient environment in which to work. We are looking for exceptional people to provide extraordinary care as a Surgical Technologist Assistant.

This position requires you to be a current student of an accredited Surgical Technology program.

Hours: Part time - flexible and able to work with school schedule.

The Surgical Technologist Assistant is involved with assisting in the instrumentation and technical aspect of the operative event.

Job Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Assists in pulling required instrumentation, supplies and equipment.
• Assists in preparation of room with disinfectant, room turnover, and restocking.
• May participate in opening sterile supplies under the direction and supervision of the circulator and or scrub tech staff.
• Prepares work areas by draping, preparing, and testing equipment and organizing instrumentation.
• Scrubs, gowns and gloves according to procedure. Assists in gowning and gloving surgeons.
• Anticipates the need for instruments, ligatures, sponges and irrigation, utilizing physician preference cards.
• Observes for breaks in sterile technique and calls attention to such, and moves easily within the limits of the sterile field.
• Keeps field clean and free of used sponges, suture ends, and instrumentation.
• Participates in surgical sponge, needle, sharps and instrument counts as applicable.
• Demonstrates the correct use of surgical equipment and supplies.
• May hold retractors under the direction of the surgeon, but at no time will function independently as the only scrub technologist.
• May also act as a sterile processing technician.
  
  

Current student of an accredited Surgical Technology program.