Certified Surgical Technologist

Summary

Job Description:

Baptist Health Medical Group

Surgical Tech

Vascular Surgery

St. Matthews area

Full time/First shift

Essential Duties:

• Assists in transferring / positioning patients under direct supervision
• Assists with room turnover
• Obtains necessary equipment and positioning supplies needed for cases
• Assures all scheduled and emergent cases have complete case carts
• Maintains communication with operating room staff, clinical coordinators, control desk charge nurse and manager
• Assists with orientation of new personnel and students as requested
• Resource for other team members through orientating, mentoring, and coaching
• Maintains aseptic technique while opening supplies and during surgical case
• Functions as a scrubbed (clean and sterile gown) member of the patient care team
• Demonstrates aseptic technique while tying, snapping surgical gowns and movement in OR suite
• Assists with the preparation of preoperative site and patient draping
• Performs activities required during the operation (e.g. handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, catheters, drains, dressing, etc.) under direct supervision of surgeon
• Observes for and corrects breaks in aseptic technique
• Handling specimens
• Makes appropriate decisions utilizing evidence-based practice and demonstrates critical thinking skills
• Assist is retraction of tissue and organs
• Assists the physician, within scope of practice, during procedures as necessary

• Transferring and irrigating with fluids
• Transferring but not administering drugs within the sterile field
• Assist in sponging or suctioning operative site
• Preparing or cutting suture material
• Performs skin closure under the direct supervision of the surgeon
• Applies dressing

Minimum Education/Experience:

• Associates degree required - Certified Surgical Technologist
• One year of job-related experience required

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