Certified Surgical Services Technologist- Orthopedic Surgery Center
Core
Performs direct and indirect perioperative surgical technologist tasks for pediatric, adult, and geriatric surgical and endoscopy procedures under RN supervision.
Role type
Certified Surgical Services Technologist (Orthopedic Surgery Center)
Builds
Sterile surgical environments and patient care support for orthopedic and general surgical cases
Domain
Healthcare / Orthopedic Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Scrub duties, sterile field maintenance, surgical counts, instrument set management, decontamination and sterilization, patient transport, medication handling, precepting students
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Medical equipment and instruments
Responsibilities
Functions as a scrub tech for minor/major/complex procedures; maintains sterile field and processes; performs surgical counts; receives, sorts, stocks, decontaminates, cleans, examines, and sterilizes surgical items; confirms drug dosages and passes medications; transports patients and medical items; assists with application of casts and splints; precepts students and surgical technologists
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC