Certified Surgical Technologist; Part-Time, 48 hours/biweekly, 700a-1530p, Does have on-call requirements

Job Summary :

To assist in the delivery of aspects of health care in a clinical capacity based on the needs of the client and standards of operating room care.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

Fiscal

• Assist anesthesia, surgeons, and associates with procedural related tasks
• Monitor instrument/equipment for processing following manufacture/AMMI/AORN/AST standards or practice and guidelines.
• Carry out established procedures: cleaning, decontaminating and sterilization.
• Provide assistance in the order of priority and re-prioritizes as designated by the director or designee.
• Alter own time schedule to adjust to changes in activity level of the department.
• Judicious use of supplies.

​ Quality

• Assist RN to obtain non-routine supplies for individualized care of clients without compromise of quality or loss of client care time.
• Support client care by readily responding to and reporting on-going intermittent and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Facilitate planning and adjusting provisions of patient care per request of anesthesia, surgeons and OR associates.
• Consult and collaborates appropriately to revise preference cards, instrument sets and supply pull sheets as technological advances influence changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Accept and delegate tasks appropriately and promote teamwork.

Patient Satisfaction

• Collaborate with other health care providers regarding the plan of intraoperative cares, including instrument/supply set up prior to case.
• Respond quickly and is able to work under stress related to multiple requests for supplies/instruments.
• Maintain professional environment and keep noise to a minimum at all times
• Exemplify excellent guest relations to patients, visitors, and physicians and co-workers.
• Collaborate as a member of the operative team to enhance patient flow with changes to daily procedure schedules.

Patient Safety

• Cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization of all instruments, metal goods, and equipment used for patient care.
• Plan and prepare for surgical intervention based on individualized needs of each patient and respond to on-going, intermittent, and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Adhere to HIPAA and follow social media policy and adhere to standards of practice for instrument and supply sterility.
• Verify double check system to verify m