Surgical technician [h1.location_city]

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Job Summary :

The Medical Surgical Technician will provide clinical support to the OR RN, Nurse Manager and Physicians by providing care to patients in the operating room. Provide patient care to ensure the center’s objectives are achieved in an effective, timely and efficient manner.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate awareness of patients’ concerns and a willingness to address them.
• Avoid and prevent casual discussion of patient’s surgery among employees.
• Ensure patients’ safety and comfort.
• Send tissue specimens to the pathology lab and file report.
• Pull supplies for surgical procedures.
• Be prepared for all cases at the scheduled surgery times.
• Maintain sterile field during surgical procedures.
• Turn over room between cases.
• Clean and Restock Operating Room.
• Assist in ordering and maintaining instruments as needed.
• Order supplies for surgery center.
• Special order implants and products as needed.
• Run advance schedules and adjust as needed for timely and cohesive day.
• Check sterilized equipment for outdating.
• Clean autoclave monthly and change ultrasonic solution daily.
• Clean surgical instruments and wrap for sterilization.
• Sterilize instrument packs per protocol.
• Set up instruments and equipment required for procedures.
• Scrub and / or assist surgeon in surgery.
• Answer incoming calls, take messages (pull corresponding patient chart as needed, transfer calls when appropriate.
• Initiate communication to the Nurse Manager and CEO in areas that require feedback, follow-up or need to be addressed.
• Ensure quality assurance standards are maintained.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

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