Technician Surgery - Certified

West Tennessee Healthcare; White Deer (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, Tennessee seeks a skilled Surgical Technologist to support aseptic technique and patient care in the operating room. The role involves scrubbing, gowning and gloveing for procedures and assisting surgeons under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include preparing rooms, equipment, passing instruments, maintaining accurate counts, handling specimens, and ensuring proper sterilization and stock. NCCT TS-C certification and BLS are required for applicants.

Qualifications

• Completion of a 9–12 month surgical technologist program.
• Current TS-C certification (NCCT) preferred.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Ability to scrub during surgical cases as trained.

Responsibilities

• Scrubs, gowns and gloves self and physician for procedures.
• Identifies supplies and prepares equipment, room and instruments.
• Maintains correct counts of sponges, needles and instruments.
• Handles and stores lab/tissue specimens per protocol.
• Assists in sterilization and stocking of supplies.

Skills

Asepsis knowledge

Surgical instruments

Scrub techniques

Hospital policies

Education

9–12 month surgical technologist program

Job description

Category: Nursing Unlicensed

City: Jackson

State: Tennessee

Shift: 12 - Day (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

Responsible for aiding the professional nurse or physician in providing optimal patient care, addressing age specific needs, in the assigned single operating room in a scrub capacity. Responsible for providing patient care for assigned shift as scheduled full time or part time. Under the supervision of the Clinical Coordinator. Employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of principles of asepsis ensuring that proper techniques and practices are maintained, in providing age-specific patient care.
• Identifies needed supplies and prepares equipment, packs, and room for patient and procedure, addressing age-specific patient care needs.
• Scrubs, gowns and gloves self and physician for surgical procedures.
• Handles and passes instruments correctly and insures their proper functionality and storage.
• Insures correct sponge, needle, and instrument counts.
• Insures proper handling of all lab and tissue specimens according to established protocol.
• Assumes responsibility for proper handling, sterilization, and stocking of supplies.
• Relieves on cases at or during change of shift, breaks, or meal times, following correct protocol, to ensure continuity of care.
• Assists with table and room clean up following procedure, and prepares room for the next procedure within scheduled allocated times.
• Assists in circulating when necessary under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse in a single operating room.
• Access to medications.
• May assist surgeon in operating room as needed.
• Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Skill and proficiency in the technical field of operating room technician. Such proficiency as acquired through the completion of a nine month to one year vocational program for surgical technologists.

LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION

• Hold a Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).
• Current BLS Certification

EXPERIENCE

• Ability to scrub during surgical cases as acquired through three months of department orientation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of hospital and department policies and procedures, surgical procedures, instruments, and equipment.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.