Sycamore Surgery Center - Certified Surgical Technician

The Surgical Technician serves as a member of the healthcare team and provides technical support to the surgeon, registered nurse, and anesthesiologist in the operating room.

Requirements

• Cleans operating room between cases
• Ensures proper supplies, equipment, and instruments are ready for use
• Restocks operating rooms as necessary to meet par levels
• Assists other operating rooms for coverage
• Knowledge of surgeon preferences, procedures, instrumentation, and equipment
• Prepares cases for next day
• May operate sterilizer, lights, suction machine, and other designated equipment
• Ensures patient, procedure, operative site, positioning and equipment correspond
• Follows the center exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens
• Reports observed or suspected breaks in sterile technique and acts according to policy
• Performs hand scrub according to policy and procedure
• Arranges instruments and supplies for surgical procedure
• Maintains integrity of instruments
• Ensures proper counting of sponges, instruments, and sharps
• Assists in gowning of other personnel and draping of patient
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs
• Passes instruments to surgeon and/or assistant as appropriate
• Communicates needs to circulators to ensure efficient and uninterrupted progress of procedure
• Prepares and preserves specimens
• Verifies name, strength, and dosage of medication with circulator; confirms, labels, and place on surgical field
• Cleans and disinfects all tables, counter surfaces, stands, and floor
• May help transport patient and restock the operating room
• Performs other duties as assigned