This person will assist registered nurses in planning patient's surgical intervention in a logic sequence according to established physician's preference card, scheduled procedure, and individual patient needs

Essential Duties Include:

• Documents accurate and ongoing patient information on the perioperative record and specimen slips according to the perioperative record guidelines

• Collaborate with other team members, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to assure patient's well-being

• Is alert to potential performance improvement problems, reports information to charge nurse and managers, and actively participates in problem solving

• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit

• Maintains asepsis

• Checks indicators and integrity of packages for each patient procedure

• Recognizes unseen boundaries between sterile and nonsterile

• Performs proper scrub according to departmental policy

• Prepares instrumentation according to physician's preference cards and scheduled procedure

• Demonstrates proper concepts of draping according to department standards

• Accurately performs all sponge, needle, and sharp instrument counts at appropriate times with registered nurse

• Demonstrates proper use of instruments, equipment, suturing, and stapling devices

• Saves and properly identifies all specimens according to department policy and procedure

• Follows department policy for wearing protective eyewear during procedures

• Prepares the case cart postoperatively for central sterilizing return according to department policy

• Prepares and properly disposes of sharps, blood, and waste according to hospital/department safety policy

• Immediately communicates any changes in procedures, patient condition, or procedure needs to the supervising registered nurse

• Assists the surgeons in dressing application

• Assists in transporting patient to proper postoperative location

• Performs clinical preceptor role for his or her specialty service

• Has working knowledge of AORN Standards and Recommended Practices in the OR

• Keeps RN aware of significant patient changes

• Attends and contributes to staff educational meetings

• Takes ownership of the customer's problems and follows through on the problem that may compromise patient care by using the appropriate chain of command

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma required

• Graduate of School for Operating Room Technicians required

• Previous hospital or surgery-center experience required

• Certified Surgical Technologist highly preferred

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance and voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others) available from the first day of employment. 

• Work/Life balance with flexible schedules. 

• Free onsite parking. 

• Our mission and core values are what drive each member of Trinity Health to support each other, communicate openly and respectfully while embracing a culture that nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.  

• Referral Rewards Program.