Shift: Full Time

Unit: Operating Room

Job Summary

Responsible for performing the duties of a surgical technologist, including managing and maintaining the sterile field, passing sterile instruments, retracting, and sterilization of instruments.  Orthopedic experience preferred.

Essential Job Functions

Performs scrub activities based on principles of aseptic technique, infection control, universal precautions guidelines, environmental control, and life safety guidelines.              

• Inspects equipment and instruments for defects or  breakage prior to case, during case and at end of procedure
• Demonstrates quick critical thinking skills, ability to prioritize activities and integrate experiences across core area and call areas when performing the scrub role.
• Knows of routine drugs used intra-operatively, dosages, and/or concentration and appropriate route of administration.  
• Anticipates needs of patient and surgeon in core area and call areas.
• Independently prepares the operating suite/sterile field for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients for the intra-operative experience in core area.

Demonstrates the spirit of the philosophy, mission, and values of the hospital through words and actions and implements them into departmental processes, programs, and the working environment.

Animas Surgical Hospital is a drug free workplace and performs a pre-employment alcohol and drug screen which includes marijuana.

Minimum Requirements

Education:  High School Diploma or its equivalent; completion of accredited school of surgical technology or the equivalent in clinical surgery training and experience. 

Certification, Licensure:  Current CPR certification; DORA registered

Experience, Training, Knowledge:One (1) to three (3) years previous surgery experience in at least two (2) specialty areas preferred.

Salary Range: $23.81-$36.81

Physical Requirements

Position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50) pounds while administering patient care; stooping, kneeling and/or crouching; standing and walking five (5) or more hours per day; reaching, grasping, and handling and/or feeling five (5) or more hours per day.  Visual acuity to correctly distinguish skin tone variations, evidence of IV infiltration, infection and to read telemetry, blood pressure gauges, etc;  audio acuity to correctly distinguish various body sounds, i.e. respirators, heart sounds, bowel sounds and to discern sounds made by various types of machinery or equipment which would indicate dangerous or improper operation.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures

Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts.  Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS – Aligns with CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel

Hepatitis B- Lab evidence of immunity to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals

Influenza- mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella - Lab evidence of immunity to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination

Varicella (chickenpox) - Lab evidence of immunity to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine

Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) - documented proof of immunization

Tuberculosis Screening- All new-hires undergo a two-step TB skin test

* VACCINE RECORDS OR EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 1ST DAY OF SCHEDULED WORK*