Surgical Technologist

• Supplying appropriate instruments, suture, and specialty items.
• Maintaining aseptic technique during all sterile procedures.
• Ensuring accurate identification and handling of specimens.
• Counting all required sponges, sharps, and instruments.
• Assists other members of the team with terminal cleaning of room in readiness of next patient.
• Aligns with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Cultivates a culture of improvement, efficiency, and innovative thinking.
• Assuring availability and accurate functioning of supplies and equipment.
• Modifying clinical interventions based on population served.
• Nurturing a culture of improvement, efficiency, and innovative thinking.
• Anticipating the surgeon’s needs.
• Following appropriate action in emergency situations.

• Complete one of the following by hire date:

• Military Surgical Assistant; OR
• Surgical Technologist training
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through Health Care Providers (or ability to obtain by hire date)

• Graduate from an accredited Surgical Technologist program
• AST certification or certification eligible at time of hire
• 1 to 3 years surgical tech experience

• Knowledge of physical, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental needs of population served.
• Knowledge of age-appropriate outcomes and interventions.

• Demonstrate the ability to work under stress in a variety of situations.
• Ability to work well under a team environment.

• Serves as scrub person during operative procedures
• Anticipates surgeon’s needs
• Supplies appropriate instruments, suture, and specialty items.
• Maintains aseptic technique during all sterile procedures.
• Assures proper identification and handling of specimens.
• Completes all required sponge, sharps, and instrument counts.
• Follows appropriate action in emergency situations.
• Provides patient care
• Adheres to standards of clinical practice and patient care appropriate to the age of the patients.
• Assists in transfer/positioning of patients.
• Collaborates with the MD and circulating nurse to provide care for each patient.
• Respects the confidentiality of all information.
• Corrects use and setup of supplies and equipment
• Assures availability and proper functioning of supplies and equipment.
• Assembles and adjust equipment.
• Cleans, replenishes, and sterilizes instruments and supplies as needed.
• Participates in the evaluation of new equipment or supplies.
• Assists other members of the team with terminal cleaning of room in readiness of next patient.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
• Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
• Communicates in a respective manner.
• Ensures a safe, secure environment.
• Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
• Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
• Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.

• Military surgical assistant or
• Surgical technologist training
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc, Red Cross or MTN)

• Graduate from an accredited Surgical Technologist program.
• 1- 3 years surgical experience
• AST Certification or certification eligible at time of hire

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