Essential Job Functions
- Anticipates, plans for and responds to the needs of the surgeon and other members of the team by constantly monitoring the sterile field.
- Demonstrates proper handling of instruments and equipment.
- Identifies potential intraoperative complications and responds appropriately to identified needs.
- Assists team in maintaining adequate inventory of equipment, supplies and instruments.
- Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality of patient care.
- Identifies needs and sets goals for own personal growth and development. Meets all system and departmental educational requirements.
- Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program or equivalentExperience
Demonstrates knowledge and practice of basic patient care conceptsDemonstrates the application of the principles of asepsis in a knowledgeable manner that provides for optimal patient care in the ORDemonstrates basic surgical case preparation skillsDemonstrates the ability to perform the role of first scrub on basic surgical casesSafe pharmaceutical handling requirements and guidelinesAnalytical and critical thinking skills necessary to understand a variety of basic and / or routine problem scenarios associated with patient careInterpersonal skills which enable the incumbent to appropriately respond to a variety of patient / family requests and inquiries, to respond to inquiries from physicians, nursing staff and other health care providers, and to check for understanding, allay apprehension and enlist cooperation of the patientAbility to utilize and apply PSE skillsLicenses & Certifications
Certification by the Liaison Council for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST), desiredCPR At hireBLS certificationOr an equivalent combination of education and experience relating to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered. Employees that require a licensed or certification must be properly licensed / certified and the licensure / certification must be in good standing.