Job Details
Job Title: Surgical Technologist
Location: Minneapolis, MN 55414
Shift/Schedule: Days FTE: 1.0
Pay Rate: $48-$53/Hr.
Holiday Rate: $75-$80/Hr.
Hours Per Week: 40
Hours Per Day: 8
Days Per Week: 5
Start Date: 04/15/2024
Est. End Date: 07/15/2024
Duties
Assists surgical team in care of patients in operating room by arranging instruments, lights and other equipment while insuring sterility and cleanliness. Prepares patient for surgery, passes instruments during procedure, assists in post-operative cleanup and transfer of patient to recovery room. Providing patient care services appropriate to the age of the patients served during their shift of duty in collaboration with the OR RN. Adheres to standards of nursing practice and patient care, correct use of supplies/equipment and maintenance of the surgical suite under the direction of an OR RN.
Skills
"Assists Surgical Team
- Serves as scrub person during operative procedures
- Anticipates surgeon’s needs
- Supplies appropriate instruments, suture and specialty items.
- Maintains aseptic technique during all sterile procedures.
- Assures proper identification and handling of specimens.
- Completes all required sponge, sharps and instrument counts.
- Follows appropriate action in emergency situations.
Prepares Patient for Surgery
- Provides patient care
- Adheres to standards of clinical practice and patient care appropriate to the age of the patients.
- Assists in transfer/positioning of patients.
- Collaborates with the MD and circulating nurse to provide care for each patient.
- Respects the confidentiality of all information.
Corrects use and setup of supplies and equipment
- Assures availability and proper functioning of supplies and equipment.
- Assembles and adjusts equipment.
- Cleans, replenishes and sterilizes instruments and supplies as needed.
- Participates in the evaluation of new equipment or supplies.
- Assists other members of the team with terminal cleaning of room in readiness of next patient
Safe Surgery Process
- Follows the policies for safe surgery processes for all patients undergoing a procedure 10%
Helps create a healthy, energized environment where colleagues support each other to better patient care and satisfaction by:
- Promotes healthy behaviors to create a positive environment
- Engages in improved interdisciplinary communication
- Building and working together in a collegial team
- Being accountable and taking ownership of the work we do.
- Communicate pertinent patient data to other members of the health care team in a timely fashion.
Demonstrates ability to provide applicable care/service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level of population served.
- Communicates in a respectful manner.
- Ensures a safe, secure environment.
- Partners with patient/care-giver/management in care/decision making.
- Individualizes care/service plan to meet patient/customer needs.
- Modifies interventions/service based on population served.
Performs other duties including Performance Goals developed by manager and employee and reported in the employee’s Performance Review as part of MHealth’ Performance Management tools
- Maintains core/universal competencies and completes any new required learnings.
- Demonstrates all critical competencies/new required learnings. "
Education
- "Current Certification as Surgical Technologist
- 2 years of operating room experience with knowledge of AORN standards.
- Ability to effectively use technology and medical/surgical terminology. Knowledge of safe surgery processes.
- Ability to work effectively surgical team and anticipates next steps. Excellent verbal communication skills. Strong interpersonal, collaboration and organizational skills.
Certifications & Licenses
- Certified Surgical Technologist
Skills: Required
Languages: English (Read Write Speak)
