Operating Room Technician-Sch Surgery

Job description

Position:
OR TECH
Department:
Surgery
Job Summary:
Support the surgical team by passing instruments and maintaining a sterile field during operations. Monitor and document patient vital signs and assist with patient positioning and comfort. Help with the postoperative care of patients, including assisting in transferring patients to recovery.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Completing all assigned duties.
• Accepting additional assignments willingly; delegating functions according to needs of the unit and staff.
• Adapting to change and prioritizing work.
• Assisting staff members to complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Participates in quality measures as indicated by performance dashboard results.

Core Duties
• Assist in the implementation of delegated patient care activities according to the individual’s level of education, training, and demonstration of competency.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide care.
• Ensure positive response to the patients’, physicians’, and team members’ needs.
• Function under supervision of RN.
• Assist in preparing room, instruments, and equipment peri-operatively.
• Perform in the scrub nurse role.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
• Graduate of an accredited or approved school of Surgical Technician
• Must be able to read, write, understand verbal and written communication

Preferred Qualifications:
• CPR or ACLS Certification

Physical Requirements:
Frequently Continuously Sit, Walk, Seeing (Visual), Stand, Reach, Listening, Lift, Carry, Simple Grasping, Squat, Distinguishing colors, Bend Body, Fluids, Kneel, Firm Grasping, Climbing Stairs, Forearm Rotation, Hazardous Materials, Lifting up to 10lbs, Lifting 10-50lbs, Carrying Up to 10lbs, Lifting > 50lbs with assistance, Push on wheels Up to 200lbs, Carrying 10 to 20lbs, Use of Wheelchair, Push on wheels 200-400lbs, Use of Stretcher, Pulling Up to 350lbs with assistance Use of Carts, Use of Computer Exposure
High exposure risk
All candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position. The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that reasonable accommodations be made for qualified individuals to help perform the essential functions of the position.
South Central Regional Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.