SAH Surgical Tech

SUMMARY

The surgical technician’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, reviewing upcoming OR schedule to anticipate need for instrumentation/equipment, ensuring all necessary equipment is available and in proper working order, setting up all necessary equipment and instrumentation for surgical procedures, performing appropriate surgical counts according to facility policy, and organizing case carts for upcoming procedures. The surgical technician works in collaboration with the operating room circulator prior to a surgical procedure to carry out the plan of care by preparing the operating room, gathering and preparing sterile supplies, instruments and equipment, preparing and maintaining the sterile field using sterile and aseptic technique and ensuring that the surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely.

Work involves inventorying, disassembling, decontamination, high‑level disinfection, cleaning, reassembling, and maintaining operating room instrumentation and endoscopy equipment. The surgical technician performs in‑between case cleaning turnover in the OR suite. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role‑model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors:
Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
• Commits to recognize and respect cultural diversity for all customers (internal and external).
• Communicates effectively with internal and external customers with respect of differences in cultures, values, beliefs and ages, utilizing interpreters when needed.
• Anticipates surgeon needs.
• Maintains surgeon preference cards.
• Processes all instruments and equipment for the operating room.
• Performs surgical counts, assists in counting sponges, needles, supplies and instruments with an operating room circulator, and performs specimen handling.
• Passes supplies, equipment, or instruments; prepares and cuts suture material; transfers, but not administer, drugs within the sterile field.
• Assists in room turnover.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• 1 – 5 years previous experience preferred.
• Knowledge of aseptic technique, infection control principles, sterilization techniques, equipment and supply processing, and operation of steam sterilizers.
• Knowledge of Spaulding Classification, Universal Protocol and AORN Standard and Recommended Practices.
• Ability to prioritize equipment needs of the operating room.
• Good organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• High school diploma or GED required; graduation from an accredited school of surgical technology required.
• CST required, BLS required.
• One or more of the following: successful completion of a training program for surgical technology in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard; completion of an accredited school of surgical technology and hold a certified surgical technologist credential administered by a nationally recognized certifying body; employment as a surgical technologist in a surgical facility on or before July 1, 2013.
  
  Certification shall be obtained within 12 months of graduation if not already held.

• 75% or more:
  Stand / walk; use hands to finger, feel, reach with hands, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell; exposure to blood‑borne pathogens; exposure to infections from disease‑bearing specimens; exposure to infectious/contagious diseases; exposure to cleaning agents/chemicals.
• 25% – 50%:
  Lift up to 50 lbs; exposure to outdoor weather conditions; exposure to extreme cold or heat (non‑weather); risk of radiation; exposure to flammable, explosive gases; exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals; exposure to dust or other irritants; exposure to grease or oils; exposure to hot or noisy equipment; exposure to humid or wet conditions (non‑weather); exposure to moderate noise level.

$31.49 - $46.27

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

SAH Attleboro Surgical Center 738 Washington St - 738 Washington Street Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703

Day

No

1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East

Full‑time

Entry level

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care