Anatomy, Business Strategy, Documentation Review, Emergency Care, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Procedures, Emergency Response, Hospital, Instrumentation, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Lift/Move 100 Pounds, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Medical Terminology, Medications, Nursing, OSHA, Organizational Development/Management, Orthopedics, Patient Care, Patient Confidentiality, Physical Demands, Physiology, Purchasing/Procurement, Registered Nurse (RN), Strategic Planning, Surgical Procedures
Qualifications - Required: Completion of a formal Operating Room Technician course and 1 year previous surgical experience; Basic understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
Lic/Reg/Cert - Surgery Technician Certification or Oregon LPN license.
Typical Physical/Mental Demands
Medium to heavy physical demands. Knowledge of and efficiently operate all equipment used. Ability to stand within limited area most of the working shift. Ability to stoop frequently; push/pull up to 100 pounds frequently, lift up to 50 pounds occasionally. Possess excellent eye/hand coordination; work under stress and constant time demands. Ability to work within a controlled traffic pattern. Able to provide quality care on an emergency basis to ensure quality patient care.
Essential Responsibilities
- Scrub surgical procedures; ability to function on an emergency basis, collaboration with physicians.
- Assumes Surgical Scrub duties under the direction of the RN, AORN standards:
- Scrubs, gowns and gloves.
- Maintains sterile environment at all times during set up and procedure.
- Sets up table, instruments and supplies according to scheduled operation.
- Assists with the preparation and draping of patient.
- Assists and anticipates the needs of the Surgeon and use of instrumentation, sutures, sponges and supplies.
- Observes patient for changes in physical status and assists with emergency procedures as needed.
- Performs correct sponge, needle and instrument count with the circulating RN according to unit policy.
- Assists the circulating RN in care and labeling of surgical specimens.
- Assists in the application of dressings and casts.
- Assists with cleaning surgical suite after each case.
- Knowledge/safe use of medications on the surgical field.
- May assume circulating nurse duties as assigned, under the direction of the RN.
- Obtains all supplies needed by the patient, surgeon or anesthesiologist.
- Obtains special equipment when needed.
- Maintains correct positioning of patient during case.
- Assists with moving patients from surgical table as needed.
- Maintains hospital and patient confidentiality.
- Knowledge of and adherence to OSHA Safety Policies and Universal Precautions.
- Effective response in emergency surgical situations.
- Maintains effective working relationships.
- Ability to adapt to change rapidly. Flexibility in staffing/emergency standby to meet patient needs.
- Demonstrates competence in relation to the defined mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the organization. This will be apparent by ongoing completion of any or all of the following: proficiency testing, skill demonstration, practice of core standards for service excellence, and documentation review
- Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually as directed by the Ortho Steering team for the Hip and Knee program certification.
- Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program in order to directly care for a Hip and Knee patient.
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Sky Lakes Medical Center