Operating Room Technician
Johnson City, NY
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Operating Room Technician

Location: Johnson City, New York
Employment Type: Clinical-Allied
Shift: Evening
Hours: 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Under general direction, the Operating Room Technician practices sterile technique, maintains asepsis, and assists the surgeon as needed. Actively participates in patient care and safety, conserves OR supplies, and functions as a team member of the OR staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow infection control policies and demonstrate expertise in surgical scrub technique.
• Adhere to sterile technique principles preoperatively and intra-operatively.
• Assist the surgeon with gowning, gloving, draping, and passing instruments and related items during procedures.
• Anticipate surgeon’s needs for instruments, sutures, and equipment.
• Maintain an organized operative field, keeping instruments clean and properly placed.
• Keep accurate counts of sponges, tape, needles, dissectors, and instruments.
• Prepare for cases by assembling supplies and equipment per preference cards; identify conflicts or problems.
• Care for instruments and supplies appropriately after each case.
• Provide a safe surgical environment by identifying potential hazards and assisting in preoperative equipment checks.
• Display knowledge of potential hazards in the OR (equipment, chemicals, gases).
• Utilize experienced OR staff as a resource and assist new OR personnel.
• Assist in suturing, retracting, and suctioning under surgeon’s direction.
• Handle and identify specimens according to policy.
• Expedite efficient OR turnover between cases.
• Participate in rotating call duty.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested.

Required Qualifications

• Surgical Technologist with at least 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year.
• Certification as a Surgical Technologist (CST) or NBSTSA certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• High school diploma or its equivalent.

Additional Information

• No specific years of experience required.
• No prior travel experience required.