Surgical Tech I at Methodist Health System in Omaha, Nebraska

Job Description:

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  Purpose of Job
  • Allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care by assisting physicians and maintaining a sterile field during surgical procedure through consistent application of aseptic techniques.
  
  


• Job Requirements
  
  
  • Education
    
    
    • Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technology program required.
    
    
    • Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirement.
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Experience
    
    
    • No previous experience required.
    
    
    • One year of operating room experience preferred.
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    License/Certifications
    
    
    • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
    
    
    • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Certification preferred.
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
    
    
    • Ability to perform mathematical computations.
    
    
    • Ability to follow all clinical direction efficiently and with precision.
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Physical Requirements
  
  
  • Weight Demands
    • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
    
    
  
  
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    Physical Activity
    
    
    • Not necessary for the position (0%):
      
      
      • Climbing
      
      
      • Crawling
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
      
      
      • Keyboarding/typing
      
      
      • Kneeling
      
      
      • Sitting
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
      
      
      • Balancing
      
      
      • Carrying
      
      
      • Crouching
      
      
      • Distinguish colors
      
      
      • Grasping
      
      
      • Lifting
      
      
      • Pulling/Pushing
      
      
      • Reaching
      
      
      • Repetitive Motions
      
      
      • Speaking/talking
      
      
      • Standing
      
      
      • Stooping/bending
      
      
      • Twisting
      
      
      • Walking
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
      
      
      • Fingering/Touching
      
      
      • Hearing
      
      
      • Seeing/visual
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Job Hazards

    
    
    
    
    • Not Related:
      
      
      • Explosives (pressurized gas)
      
      
      • Electrical Shock/Static
      
      
      • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
      
      
      • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Rare (1-33%):
      
      
      • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
      
      
      • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Occasionally (34%-66%):
      
      
      • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
      
      
      • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
      
      
      • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Essential Job Functions
  
  
  • Essential Functions I
    
    
    
    
    • Performs preoperative preparation.
      
      
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        Reviews physician preference list before operative procedure and assembles supplies and equipment needed for procedure.
      
      
      • Opens sterile supplies using sterile technique.
      
      
      • Transfers medications and solutions to the sterile field according to policy.
      
      
      • Communicates clearly and collaborates with other members of the perioperative team to prepare operative procedure.
      
      
      • Demonstrates advanced knowledge and proficient practice in the first scrub role in complex cases.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Functions as scrub person during operative procedure by preparing, monitoring, and maintaining a sterile field
      
      
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        Completing surgical scrub according to policy.
      
      
      • Performs scrub duties in an accurate, concise and timely manner.
      
      
      • Wears appropriate personal protective apparel (PPA) and follows standard and policy for attire in the operating room.
      
      
      • Organizes and maintains sterile instruments and supplies in organized manner.
      
      
      • Performs counts according to facility policy and procedure during procedure and hand-off situations.
      
      
      • Assisting with draping sterile field according to standard.
      
      
      • Watches progress of the operation and anticipates needs of team members.
      
      
      • Disassembles instruments and equipment, transports to processing department.
      
      
      • Assists with cleaning room and prepares for subsequent procedure.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Applies base knowledge and principles during operative procedure (Intraoperative Surgical).
      
      
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        Base knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, microbiology and pharmacology for optimal surgical patient care.
      
      
      • Principles of computer science, electricity and robotics as needed for surgical patient care.
      
      
      • Principles of sterile technique during the surgical procedure.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Follows policy and procedure for Intraoperative Surgical procedures.
      
      
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        Participates in surgical time-out, fire risk assessment, and case summary for each operative procedure.
      
      
      • Identifies labels and handles specimens including hand-off situations and disposition of specimen.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Demonstrates collegiality and leadership qualities.
      
      
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        Demonstrates awareness of, and participation in performance improvement activities.
      
      
      • Reports potential performance improvement problems, to coordinators, core nurse and service leader, assists in problem solving.
      
      
      • Maintains compliance with department call requirements, adjusts hours to meet patient services.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
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        Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
        
        
      
      
    
    
    • Applies knowledge related to emergency situations and surgical procedures in the operating room.
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Essential Functions II

    
    
    
    
    
    
    • Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
    
    
    • Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Behavior and company policies/procedures.
    
    
    • Other duties as assigned.