Job Description
Job Description
Summary Under supervision, assists in operations. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. May provide day to day guidance/direction to more junior staff.
Essential Functions Participates in time out procedures Attainment of extra supplies and equipment as needed.
Sets up equipment independently Participates as an active member of the Patient Care Team. Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure. Knowledge of SPD Sterile Room.
Required for All Jobs Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards Does this position require Patient Care (indirect/direct)? Yes Job Description Job Description Education High School Diploma or Equivalent required Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No Licenses and Credentials Basic Life Support [BLS] Certificate preferred Certified Surgical Technologist [CST] preferred Medical Technician [New Hampshire] preferred Experience surgical tech experience 3-5 years required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge of SPD Sterile Room. Ability to multitask, can work in a fast paced clinical environment.
Advanced knowledge of sterile processing procedures and policies. Familiarity with medical terminology and departmental supply items is required.
Day/Night/Rotatin
40 hours per week