Certified Surgical Technician - Operating Room - full time, 7a-530pm, 4 days/week Call requirements

Job Title

To assist in the delivery of aspects of health care in a clinical capacity based on the needs of the client and standards of operating room care.

Essential Responsibilities

Fiscal

• Assist anesthesia, surgeons, and associates with procedural related tasks
• Monitor instrument/equipment for processing following manufacture/AMMI/AORN/AST standards or practice and guidelines
• Carry out established procedures: cleaning, decontaminating and sterilization
• Provide assistance in the order of priority and re-prioritizes as designated by the director or designee
• Alter own time schedule to adjust to changes in activity level of the department
• Judicious use of supplies

Quality

• Assist RN to obtain non-routine supplies for individualized care of clients without compromise of quality or loss of client care time
• Support client care by readily responding to and reporting on-going intermittent and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care
• Facilitate planning and adjusting provisions of patient care per request of anesthesia, surgeons and OR associates
• Consult and collaborate appropriately to revise preference cards, instrument sets and supply pull sheets as technological advances influence changes in delegated aspects of care
• Accept and delegate tasks appropriately and promote team work

Patient Satisfaction

• Collaborate with other health care providers regarding the plan of intraoperative cares, including instrument/supply set up prior to case
• Respond quickly and is able to work under stress related to multiple requests for supplies/instruments
• Maintain professional environment and keep noise to a minimum at all times
• Exemplify excellent guest relations to patients, visitors, and physicians and co-workers
• Collaborate as a member of the operative team to enhance patient flow with changes to daily procedure schedules

Patient Safety

• Cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization of all instruments, metal goods, and equipment used for patient care
• Plan and prepare for surgical intervention based on individualized needs of each patient and respond to on-going, intermittent, and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care
• Adhere to HIPAA and follow social media policy and adhere to standards of practice for instrument and supply sterility
• Verify double check system to verify medications/supplies that are passed to the sterile field
• Maintain just culture and report any breaks in sterile field and activities surrounding patient care

Professional Development

• Maintain workable knowledge of anatomy and instruments/equipment
• Share knowledge and skills with colleagues and others including orientation and cross-training
• Demonstrate leadership and be a resource for peer, preceptors students and new employee when needed
• Identify professional needs and collaborates with management for learning opportunities for self and for the unit
• Participate in development and implementation of departmental goals and attend product practice change in-services

Customer Service

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with all customers, focusing on physicians, provider practices, anesthesia and public
• Provide a professional and quiet patient environment
• Practice AIDET (Acknowledge, Identify, Duration, Explanation, Thank You)
• Promote commitment to co-workers, view all staff as part of an equal team and be approachable at all times, and maintain interdepartmental relationships
• Be flexible with assignments, staffing needs and assigned shifts

Mandatory Licensure/Certifications:

(CST) Currently certified by The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or (LPN) Currently licensed by the Indiana State Board of Nurses' Registration and Nursing Education as a Registered Nurse.

Work Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40