Surgical Tech, Certified - OR

Position Summary:

Provides assistive patient care in the Operating Room under the direct supervision of the Registered
Nurse. This position serves the following patient age categories: pediatrics, adolescent, adult, and
geriatric. Level II is a Certified Surgical Technologist who has met all of Level II criteria, demonstrates
leadership abilities, and is involved in staff education and committee’s: acting as a liaison between all
members of the multi-disciplinary team. Considered a campus resource (constantly seeks out
opportunity for improvement-service specific).

Responsibilities:

1. Assists with Surgical Process.
   2. Demonstrates table set-ups and scrub techniques for complex procedures in and out of specialty.
   3. Anticipates specific instruments, checks equipment, and obtains supplies for upcoming schedule.
   4. Maintains asepsis throughout procedure; identifies and corrects breaks in technique.
   5. Demonstrates and educates principles of anatomy and physiology as related to basic and complex
   procedures.
   6. Demonstrates and educates safety practices as related to counts, sharps, positioning, specimens, and
   Electrical Surgical Units & Plan education for peer group
   7. Contributes to unit operations. Identifies and makes changes to preference lists.
   8. Recognizes and actively participates in quality assurance and improvement activities.
   9. Willingness to go to other specialties to broaden knowledge base.
   10. Records peer group competencies.
   11. Demonstrates professional accountability. Plans and teaches campus specific specialty competencies.
   12. Coaches’ surgical team on the importance of universal precautions. Monitors, coaches, and holds others
   accountable to the dress code.
   13. Holds peers accountable to departmental objectives.
   14. Completes mandatory requirements to include obtaining 20 CEUs a year.
   15. Planning and Implementation of patient care.
   16. Observes patient, alerts surgical team to symptoms, reactions, and changes in patient condition, and
   coaches others to recognize status changes.
   17. Assists the RN with selected patient care interventions in a manner that is consistent with policies and
   procedures and offering coaching to new members of the surgical team.
   18. Consults physicians and acts upon needs/requirements preoperatively and postoperatively. ***within
   scope of practice***
   19. Completes assigned task and without prompting, seeks other departmental needs.
   20. Educates peer group.

Qualifications:

The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the
essential functions of this position.
Education/formal training/licensure/certification experience:
1. Graduate of a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technology
OR
2. Graduate of a training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, or AirForce
3. Certified Surgical Technologist current and maintains Certification throughout employment.
4. Minimum 2 years OR experience preferred.
5. BCLS*