Description

Description

Job Summary:

Provides care to patients undergoing surgical intervention including preparing for procedures, providing supplies, and instruments during procedures and post-procedures clean-up. Acts as primary technician resource for one service program.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited surgical technician program
• Minimum of 1 year Surgical Technologist experience required
• Successful completion of Operating Room orientation within 1 year of hire
• CPR: Healthcare Provider - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

Patient Care Duties:

• Ability to scrub in multiple services as needed.
• Collaborates with Specialty Nurse in order to facilitate all needed equipment, supplies and surgical set up needed for specific service.
• Acts as primary preceptor for students, surgical technicians and Registered Nurses to scrub role in one or more service(s)/program(s).
• Acts as primary technician resource for one service program.
• Acts as primary technical resource to vendors for surgical equipment, supplies and surgical needs.
• Provides care to patient (assists w/intubation) undergoing surgical intervention including preparing for procedures, providing supplies & instruments during procedure, and post-procedures clean-up.
• Prepares for all specimens handling within hospital guidelines and policy. Ensures proper handoff per surgery guidelines and delivery of specimens.
• Assists with patient care activities (assist w/intubation, count of instruments, planning and set up of sterile field, etc.) under the direction of RN Circulator.
• Checks and assembles supplies, equipment, and instrumentation prior to surgical procedure to promote a safe and sterile environment of care.
• Collaboratively works with Specialty RN to order instruments as needed thru the Surgical Services business office.
• Focuses on the needs of the physician in providing for instrument set up as recorded on preference card.
• Collaborates with Specialty RN in maintaining physician preference cards, reviews, and orders surgical inventory as needed within the budget for capital requests.

Quality and Safety:

• Coordinates and provides in-service on new equipment and instrumentation along with the Specialty RN.
• Ensures patient safety by maintaining surgical counts for sponges, needles, and instruments per surgical count policy.
• Promotes safety by actively participating in the 'Time Out' process with the surgical team.

Common Duties:

• Maintains and ensures compliance is met with timely completion of certifications, competencies, health requirements (PPD, N95 testing, flu shot compliance, etc.), and education requirement.
• Maintains accountability by meeting service excellence index (SEI) standards and complying with attendance guidelines and procedures. Ensures behavior is compliant with communication standards.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Able to perform sterile techniques and maintain a sterile field
• Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with clients and co-workers
• Able to complete basic competency list and specialized skills list for position
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Ability to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions

(EOE DFW)

4/13/17

Job:

Nursing- Support (Clinical)

Department:

OPERATING ROOM-2100-760000

Job Status:

Full Time