Surgical Technologist

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT US:

We are a busy aesthetic practice seeking an experienced, highly motivated surgical tech to join our growing plastic surgery practice. We are looking for someone that takes pride in delivering exceptional patient care, maintaining the highest standards of surgical safety, and contributing to a polished professional surgical environment.

Our practice is committed to excellence in aesthetic plastic surgery with a strong emphasis on patient experience, surgical precision, teamwork, and attention to detail.

POSITION’S ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Certified Surgical Technologist handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure.
• Understands the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon.
• Knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative. procedure and is constantly on vigil for maintenance of the sterile field. Duties are as follows:

STERILE PROCESSING DUTIES:

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments.
• Follows proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sort mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects, and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair, or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
• Maintains a clean work area.
• Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST DUTIES:

• Checks supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedure.
• Sets up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for procedure.
• Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed.
• Helps in draping sterile field.
• Passes instruments, etc., to surgeon during procedure.
• Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during procedure.
• Prepares sterile dressings.
• Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization.
• Assists other members of team with terminal cleaning of room.
• Assists in prepping room for the next patient.
• All other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• 2 Years’ experience as a Surgical Technologist Preferred, or equivalent Military training.
• Two (2) years of experience as a surgical technologist and/or has demonstrated competency in two (2) or more specialty areas.
• Demonstrates knowledge and practice of perioperative patient care concepts.
• Certified Surgical Technologist Preferred.