Surgical Support and Anesthesia Tech
Core
Assists in the preparation, delivery, and clean-up of patient care during the intra-operative phase in an outpatient surgery center.
Role type
Surgical Support and Anesthesia Tech
Builds
Supports ENT, plastics, general, GYN, fertility, Ortho, sports medicine, and Dental surgeries
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Sterile supply handling, equipment assembly, instrument decontamination and sterilization, patient transport, vital signs monitoring, blood sugar checks, lab sample transport, equipment repair follow-up
Preferred skills
Anesthesia Technician Certification (Cer. A.T.), 2 years patient care experience, 1 year operating room experience, Associate's Degree in related field
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Obtain and organize sterile supplies and instruments for surgical cases; assemble surgical supplies for rooms and case tables; open sterile supplies for procedures; clean and decontaminate equipment and reusable supplies; act as a runner for nurses to drop samples at the lab and retrieve blood bags; assist with patient transport, vitals, and drains; cross-trained to support nursing unit tasks
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC