Surgical Technician - Operating Room - Full Time

**Sign on Bonus up to $15,000** **Position Summary:** Under the supervision and direction of an RN, performs various duties in the planning, preparation and participation of all surgical procedures in accordance with established Hospital policies and procedures. Understands and adheres to GCMC’s Compliance Standards as they appear in GCMC’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and GCMC regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified. **Education, License & Cert:** - High School Diploma or Equivalent. - Graduate of Surgical Technology program. - Current BLS‐CPR certification required. - Certification in Surgical Technology **Experience:** 1. Provides evidence that the person was employed as a surgical technologist in a healthcare facility for a cumulative period of one year, occurring within the four years immediately prior to January 1, 2015; or 2. Is in the service of the federal government, to the extent the person is performing duties related to that service.; or 3. Holds an LPN license in the state of practice with at least one year of clinical experience as an LPN (this option is available only after all efforts to recruit candidates referenced in 1‐2 above were unsuccessful). **Essential Functions:** 1. Demonstrates and follows recommended practices for surgical attire. 1. Wears hospital provided clean surgical attire, including OR scrubs, shoes, head covering, masks, jackets, and identification badges. 2. Wears a surgical mask when open sterile supplies and equipment are present. 3. Changes OR scrubs if upon returning from outside the building or if soiled. 2. Demonstrates and follows recommended practices for hand hygiene in the perioperative setting 1. Maintains healthy skin and fingernail condition and follows standard practice regarding jewelry in the perioperative setting. 2. Demonstrates and follows standardized procedure for hand washing. 3. Demonstrates and follows standardized procedure for surgical hand scrub. 3. Demonstrates and follows recommended practices for maintaining a sterile field. 1. Scrubbed persons function within a sterile field. 2. Sterile drapes are used to establish a sterile field. 3. Ensures items used within the sterile field are sterile. 4. All items introduced to a sterile field are opened, dispensed, and transferred by methods that maintain item sterility and integrity. 5. The sterile field is maintained and monitored constantly. 6. All personnel moving within or around a sterile field do so in a manner that maintains the sterile field. 4. Demonstrates and follows recommended practices for infection control and traffic patterns in the perioperative setting. 1. Maintains minimal movement of personnel while invasive and noninvasive procedures are in progress. 2. Clean and sterile supplies and equipment are moved separate from contaminated supplies, equipment, and waste by space, time, or traffic pattern. 3. Understands the designation of restricted and semirestricted areas. 4. Follows infection control policy and procedures 5. Wears PPE as appropriate 5. Coordinate care of patient with supervising RN, completing responsibilities within scope of practice as delegated. 1. Actively participates in Universal Protocol Time out to identify and assure: Correct patient, correct procedure/site/side, Patient specific implants, equipment, and consistency with schedule. 2. Communicates any surgical preference changes as they arise for preference card revision requests. 3. Demonstrates ability to set priorities and to explain rationale for actions performed. 4. Recognizes changes in patient condition or status and reports to circulating nurs, charge nurse, nurse manager, or physician as appropriate. 5. Works to ensure patient safety is maintained in all aspects of patient care, by following all policies related to National Patient Safety Goals, etc. 6. Raises concerns about…