Travel Surgical Technologist
Waimea, HI
CloudinfraIT Inc
3x12 hrs

This position works in the surgery unit/operating room of a hospital or clinic and performs a variety of technical duties as a scrub technician and is considered a member of the surgical team. The position may be required to work on shifts, including evenings, and weekends and holidays.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Assist the surgeon as scrub technician:

1. Scrub, don gown and gloves.

2. Set up sterile field with draping, instruments and supplies based on type of operation and surgeon’s preferences.

3. Gather specific/specialty instruments and/or equipment needed for a variety of operating procedures.

4. Assist in the transfer of patients, including but not limited to, from stretcher to Operating Room table, and assist in the positioning of patients.

5. Prepare and drape patient and operative area.

6. Assist and anticipate needs and preferences of the surgeon (e.g., pass instruments and other sterile supplies to the surgeon, hold retractors, etc.)

7. Maintain correct count of sponges, needles and instruments with circulating nurse and report correctness and discrepancies.

8. Maintain aseptic techniques at all times and protect sterile field.

9. Assists in care of specimens (e.g., identify and hand specimens to circulating nurse, prepare slides).

10. Assist in application of dressings, casts, and in moving of patient, as directed (e.g., hold sterile dressings in place, wipe-off patient, apply tape).

11. Use principles of growth and development to assess each patient’s age-specific needs and provide age-specific treatment and care.

12. Adhere to safety/infection control policies and procedures. Report unsafe equipment.

13. Decontaminate equipment, instruments and supplies, and clean room as directed in procedures.

14. Maintain a clean, well-stocked, safe environment for patients and staff. Keep patient care and utility areas neat and clean.

15. Communicate and interact with patients and families in a positive and courteous manner.

16. Maintain the strictest confidentiality of all facility and facility-related employee information.

Other Duties

In addition to the key duties and responsibilities, this position may be assigned to:

Handle equipment and items correctly to insure usability and safety of supplies and materials; maintain adequate supplies in the suite to insure availability during procedures; clean, store, pack and autoclave instruments in the workroom; maintain an inventory of supplies and equipment to assure availability; store and stock supplies, as directed; maintain awareness of where all supplies are kept and get, or put them away, accordingly; distribute supplies to rooms and suites as directed according to use, number and items; assist in transferring patients from bed to gurney and transporting them to and from the surgical suite as directed by procedure; provide clean gurney and linen for each patient; identify patient and receive instructions from unit personnel when receiving patient; observe and watch patient at all times, providing a safe environment through proper care and handling; notify personnel of patient's arrival to insure continuity of care and proper identification and observation; clean room, furniture, equipment, and suite according to prescribed procedures; maintain traffic control through use of proper areas and corridors at all times; maintain use and cleanliness of autoclave by following directions for usage and cleaning; maintain instruments and supplies by following proper cleaning, care, utilization and sterilization techniques and procedures, as directed; maintain and increase standards of performance and education by attending in-service meetings and assisting in staff development and revision of related procedures; assign miscellaneous tasks to Para Medical Assistants; and perform other related duties as assigned.