OR Tech

Operating Room Certified Technician

Shift: 7 AM - 3PM Alternating Weekends.

Starting Salary: $40.5225 (Years of experience can inflate the starting salary rate)

Job Description:

• Prepares and maintains the "sterile field," ensuring all instruments, drapes, and supplies remain free of microorganisms to prevent patient infection.
• Acts as the surgeon's "third hand" by passing instruments, sponges, and sutures swiftly and often anticipating the surgeon's needs before they are voiced.
• Performs meticulous "counts" of all sponges, needles, and instruments with a nurse before and after the operation to ensure no foreign objects are left inside the patient.
• Sterilizes the OR, gathers specific surgical kits based on the procedure, and sets up advanced equipment like robotic or laparoscopic tools.
• Assists with positioning patients on the operating table, prepping incision sites with antiseptic, and applying sterile dressings once the surgery is complete.
• Cleans and restocks the OR, prepares used instruments for decontamination, and assists in transporting the patient to the recovery room.

Requirements/Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Required
• Preferred minimum of 1 year Operating Room related experience
• Preferred minimum of 1 year Neurology related experience NBSTSA
• National Certification as a Surgical Technologist required
• Legible handwriting
• Good communication skills (written, verbal and telephone)
• BLS required

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