Sky Lakes Medical Center·Klamath County, Oregon
The role involves scrubbing surgical procedures, maintaining a sterile environment, and anticipating the needs of surgeons during operations. Additionally, the technician is responsible for patient preparation, instrument counting, and ensuring adherence to safety and confidentiality protocols.
Required: Completion of a formal Operating Room Technician course and 1 year previous surgical experience; Basic understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
Lic/Reg/Cert - Surgery Technician Certification or Oregon LPN license.
Medium to heavy physical demands.
Knowledge of and efficiently operate all equipment used.
Ability to stand within limited area most of the working shift.
Ability to stoop frequently; push/pull up to 100 pounds frequently, lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Possess excellent eye/hand coordination; work under stress and constant time demands.
Ability to work within a controlled traffic pattern.
Able to provide quality care on an emergency basis to ensure quality patient care.
Essential Responsibilities
Scrub surgical procedures; ability to function on an emergency basis, collaboration with physicians.
Assumes Surgical Scrub duties under the direction of the RN, AORN standards:
Scrubs, gowns and gloves.
Maintains sterile environment at all times during set up and procedure.
Sets up table, instruments and supplies according to scheduled operation.
Assists with the preparation and draping of patient.
Assists and anticipates the needs of the Surgeon and use of instrumentation, sutures, sponges and supplies.
Observes patient for changes in physical status and assists with emergency procedures as needed.
Performs correct sponge, needle and instrument count with the circulating RN according to unit policy.
Assists the circulating RN in care and labeling of surgical specimens.
Assists in the application of dressings and casts.
Assists with cleaning surgical suite after each case.
Knowledge/safe use of medications on the surgical field.
May assume circulating nurse duties as assigned, under the direction of the RN.
Obtains all supplies needed by the patient, surgeon or anesthesiologist.
Obtains special equipment when needed.
Maintains correct positioning of patient during case.
Assists with moving patients from surgical table as needed.
Maintains hospital and patient confidentiality.
Knowledge of and adherence to OSHA Safety Policies and Universal Precautions.
Effective response in emergency surgical situations.
Maintains effective working relationships.
Ability to adapt to change rapidly. Flexibility in staffing/emergency standby to meet patient needs.
Demonstrates competence in relation to the defined mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the organization. This will be apparent by ongoing completion of any or all of the following: proficiency testing, skill demonstration, practice of core standards for service excellence, and documentation review
Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually as directed by the Ortho Steering team for the Hip and Knee program certification.
Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program in order to directly care for a Hip and Knee patient.
Candidates must have completed a formal Operating Room Technician course and possess at least one year of surgical experience. Required credentials include a Surgery Technician Certification or an Oregon LPN license.
Market context
In Oregon, nursing roles are typically in steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings, especially for candidates with acute-care experience and current licensure. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for an accredited nursing degree, an active RN license, BLS certification, and prior experience, with added value for those who can complete NIH Stroke Scale certification quickly. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your license status and prepare examples of recent patient-care experience before applying.
