Surgical Tech II - Obstetrics; PRN

JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION

Works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. Provides technical support to Operating Room procedures and processes. Job is performed appropriately for the needs of the age population served, as defined in the department’s scope of service.

Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.

• Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.
• Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.
• Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.
• Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
• Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.
• Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers.

Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.

• Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
• Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
• Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.

Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.

• Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments.
• Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.
• Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
• Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.

Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.

• Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
• Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.
• Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.
• Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.

• Effectively manages time and resources
• Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.
• Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.

• Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
• Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.
• Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
• Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.
• Monitors emergency seclusion/restraints.

• Retrieves appropriate equipment and supplies in a timely manner.
• Cleans and maintains department equipment as required by department standards.
• Assembles, uses and troubleshoots all job-related equipment according to manufacturer’s recommendations and/or guidelines.
• Follows department protocol for procedures 100% of the time.
• Tracks equipment utilization in daily care delivery and ensures appropriate patient charge.

• Demonstrates proficiency in the performance of the sterile team member role.
• Demonstrates ability to assist with the circulator role.
• Responsible, with the circulator, for accurate surgical counts and dispensing of fluids and drugs from the sterile field.
• Demonstrates accountability in maintaining the ethical and legal responsibilities of a surgical team member.
• Demonstrates the ability to remain calm under pressure and in emergent situations.