Surgical Technician II
- Oakland, CA
- $47.23-61.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assists in selecting supplies and equipment for surgical and endoscopic procedures.
- In collaboration with the Circulating nurse is accountable for and assists in preparing the OR for surgical procedures utilizing the physician’s preference list as a guide.
- Assists in preparing the operating room bed and set up of specialty tables.
- Responsible for securing instruments, supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure.
- Opens sterile packages using sterile technique.
- Provides scrub services for minor surgical procedures.
- Provides competent scrub services for major procedures in at least five surgical services, two of which must be cardiac, orthopedics, or neurosurgery.
- Assists the surgeon in applying casts and splints.
- Assists the circulating nurse during major surgical procedures.
- Sets up specialized surgical equipment under the supervision of RN.
- Provides assisting duties under the direction of surgeon:
o Provides camera holding as directed by the surgeon.
o Sponges or suctions operative site.
o Applies electrocautery to clamps on bleeders.
o Cuts suture material as directed by the surgeon.
o Assists with staple skin closure as directed by the surgeon.
o Connects drains to suction apparatus.
o Applies dressing to the closed wound.
- Assumes responsibility for care of specimens while on the field and communicates accurate information to the circulator for documentation.
- Assists in transferring the patient to postoperative bed.
- Performs operating room sanitation tasks.
- Cleans anesthesia machines after use and changes breathing circuits.
- Loads and operates ultrasonic washer, autoclave, and sterol units as needed.
- Serves as a technical subject matter expert for at least two surgical services.
- Assists Specialty Coordinator with maintenance of physician preference lists for these services.
- Assists Specialty Coordinators with maintaining specialty instruments, supplies and equipment unique to these services.
- Demonstrates competency to operate all specialty instruments, supplies and equipment unique to these services.
- Serves as preceptor to personnel rotating through specialty services.
- Reports defective material or equipment to Charge Nurse.
- Reports unsafe conditions to Charge Nurse or Manager.
- Keep corridors cleared.
- Put away unused supplies and instruments when time allows.
- Updates surgeon preference lists as appropriate.
- Performs repetitive non-discretionary functions related to the restocking/transport of irrigation solutions (rigid containers and soft-side containers) and IV bags (without medications) on carts and in warmers.
- In cooperation with a registered nurse circulator, receives medications onto the sterile field (including IV solutions and irrigation solutions designated as Rx).
- Labels and handles medications in accordance with the medication labeling policy and procedure.
- Does not handle medications in a discretionary manner but provides medications to the surgeon under the direct supervision of the registered nurse circulator and surgeon.