Surgical Technologist-Full Time

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Assists the surgeon by passing instruments and other equipment in a prescribed manner.
2. Maintains an orderly surgical field.
3. May be called upon to retract tissue, cut sutures, sponge blood from a wound, clamp tissues, or alter body tissue under direct supervision of surgeon only.
4. Takes part in sponge, needle and instrument counts.
5. Identifies and preserves tissue specimens received during surgery.
6. Circulates under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse:
   1. Opens sterile supplies before and during the case.
   2. Helps to position the patient on surgery bed.
   3. Does surgical shave preps when assigned.
   4. Ties gowns of scrubbed personnel.
   5. Handles non-sterile equipment.
   6. Assists in transporting the patient to the recovery room following surgery.
7. Assists in ordering and stocking supplies.
8. Prepares instruments and supplies for sterilization.
9. Assists in safe transportation of patients in and out of the department.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• of one year of experience as a scrub technician in a hospital setting or accredited school for Surgical Technician
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification

Preferred: 

• Basic and advanced course in Operating Room Technology or Armed Forces training

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive contact with patients, physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Knowledge of sterilization techniques and use of sterilizer
• Knowledge of admitting patients into surgery
• Ability to work calmly under stressful situations

Position Specific Expectations:

Physical Requirements: (X)

Additional requirements detail available upon request

                __           Sedentary Work:  Lifting 10 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying such

                                articles as dockets, ledgers, and small tools.  Although sedentary job is defined as one which

                             involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out

                             job duties.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and

                             other sedentary criteria are met.

            __           Light Work:  Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects

                             weighing up to 10 pounds.  Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible

                             amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant

                             degree, or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling

                             of arm and/or leg controls.

__           Medium Work:  Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of

               objects weighing 25 pounds or more. 

_X_        Heavy Work:  Lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of

               objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

__           Very Heavy Work:  Lifting objects in excess of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or

               carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more.

X-Ref:  D.O.T. – U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration

Expected Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information:

Employees in this position are expected to have access to protected health information and other confidential business information from throughout the organization as is needed to fulfill their responsibilities in evaluating and reducing risk to the organization.  No protected health information will be disclosed outside the organization unless specifically required by state or federal law.