Number of Job Openings Available:

Date Posted:

Department:

Shift:

Shift Length:

Hours Per Week:

Union Contract:

Weekend Rotation:

Job Summary:

Key Position Details:

• Casual
• Day shift
• Optional on- call rotation for nights and weekends

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

• Participates as a surgical team member
  • Assists surgeon by helping provide exposure, maintain hemostasis, tie or sew, and other technical functions.
  • Actively involved in case planning, scrub and instrument organization.
  • Maintains preference cards to help in preparation for cases.
  • Handles medications and specimens following policies/procedures.
  • Follows aseptic technique standards of practice.
  • Uses Operating Room equipment appropriately and safely, including minimally invasive and power equipment.
• Works on decontamination, assembly and sterilization of surgical instruments
  • Uses polices, procedures, regulatory and other standards when processing instruments.
  • Correctly packages and labels all items for sterilization.
  • Identifies and packages instrument sets.
  • Operates sterilizers and interprets biological controls according to unit guidelines.
  • Reports unsafe, malfunctioning equipment to appropriate supervisor.
• Uses critical thinking skills
  • Problem solves regarding work flow and OR schedule.
  • Prioritizes work within task as assigned by the manager or charge nurse.
  • Assesses who needs to know and what level of communication regarding issues.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Vocational or Technical Training graduate of accredited Surgical Technologist program required
• 2 to 5 Years Surgical Technologist 2 plus years required
• Certified Surgical Technologist - The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting required with Surgical First Assist certification (CFA) Upon Hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required Upon Hire

Physical Demands
Medium Work:
Lifting weight Up to 50 lbs. occasionally, Up to 25 lbs. frequently