Surgical Technician

Transports patients from hospital units to the Operating Room assuring safe transportation of the patient. Screens patient prior to transport to ensure pre-operative medications were given, jewelry, dentures and any prosthetic devices have been removed. Checks patient chart and identification band for completeness. Comforts patients fearing surgery. Positions or assist positioning patient and draping the patient for the specific procedure. Secure patient as required. Follows pre-operative nursing care plan in preparing patient and Operating Room. May be required to shave the operative site.

Scrub

Technician: Selects, assembles, and organizes required supplies, equipment, and instruments for specific surgical procedures in accordance with operative work sheets, physician’s preference cards and/or conferring with physicians or charge nurse. Hands instruments to the surgeon during the procedure by anticipating the surgeon’s needs. Maintains alertness for complications developing during surgery such as hemorrhage, shock and cardiac arrest and immediately supplies instruments, drugs, and supplies to correct the condition. Takes sponge, instrument, and sharp counts, measures blood and fluid loss. Assists with application of dressings. Surgical assistant actively engages in the manipulation of tissue with proper instruments both intuitively by previous experience and by direction for the surgeon to facilitate and make possible the successful completion of the given procedure.

Obtains sterile supplies, sutures, dressings, lines, etc., for the specific procedure; opens instrument sets, pours solutions, sets up and adjusts equipment such as electric coagulator, electric bone saw, operating microscope, air power drills, defibrillators, and resuscitators; makes suction connections and adjusts operating lights. Assists anesthetist during induction and throughout surgical procedure. Obtains supplies needed during surgery such as blood, drugs, solutions, instruments, and additional sterile supplies; prepares specimens for laboratory; properly labels specimens; takes specimens to the laboratory; records designated date on patient log, documents appropriate information in intraoperative nursing record. Responsible for aseptic techniques maintenance during the process of preparing for the assisting in the surgical procedure. Responsible for sponge, instrument, and sharp counts; measuring blood and fluid loss.

Operating

Room

Maintenance: Cleans operating room after surgery, removes and disposes of soiled and/or contaminated materials; changes linen; washes, disassembles, sterilize, and reassembles instruments. Removes gross contamination, soil, blood, tissue fragments, and body fluids by wiping, soaking, rinsing, and scrubbing at the point of use. Replenishes sterile packs and general supplies and restocks shelves after taking stock level inventory. In absence of housekeeping personnel, mops and disinfects all equipment in the operating room suites. Sets up and performs first echelon maintenance on all operating equipment. Responsible for preparing specimens for the laboratory; properly labeling specimens; taking specimens to the laboratory; records designated data on patient log, documents appropriate information in the intraoperative nursing record. Tests operation of equipment daily to ensure effectiveness and parameters of sterilization are met. Other duties as assigned.