Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates as member of the surgical team under direct supervision of an RN/Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager.
• Functions in the role of scrub/assist person and assisting physician and/or RN.
• Responsible for direct and indirect care of patients.
• Assists with maintenance, care of instruments, supplies and equipment according to the manufacturers’ instructions, standards of infection prevention, and institutional policies/procedures.
• Practices appropriate initiation and maintenance of sponge, needle and miscellaneous item counts and equipment according to policy.
• Decontaminates, cleans, and cares for operating room equipment utilizing clean/sterile technique used in a procedural setting.
• Identifies, gathers, and prepares instrument and equipment and specialty items for all procedures in a timely manner according to preference card.
• Acknowledges physiologic needs for the patient (size of equipment, maintenance of body temperature and patient safety).
• Demonstrates and maintains competency as an expert in 3 or more specialties/service lines (e.g., Thoracic, Ortho, Spine, ENT).
• Demonstrates knowledge of anatomy and steps for routine or complex procedures.
• Describes, utilizes and monitors clean/sterile technique used in a procedural setting.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current practice issues related to the assigned field of departmental and organization standards, policies and procedures.
• May require on call duty.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• The Technician IV acts as a preceptor to other staff and takes a prominent role in orientation and cross training of staff and students; assists manager & educator with development and monitoring staff practices.
• Assists in development of educational programs.
• Serves as resource for staff in specialty area.
• Assist appropriate clinical resource in developing service line & quality improvement tools.
• Maintains preference cards.
• Leads and mentors all lower level staff.
• Participates in a department Quality Improvement team/initiative.
• Participates in development of drills and simulations as needed.

Education and Experience

• Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Scrub Technician program or equivalent military medical core training (not required for GI Lab)
• Minimum three years Surgery Tech/ scrub experience within an ambulatory or acute healthcare environment.
• Solid computer technical skills required, including proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and additional Organizational systems (Affinity, SMS, and PACS)
• Qualified bilingual or multilingual candidates preferred

Certifications Required

• BLS

Certifications Preferred

Certification as Surgical Technologist