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Job Summary

The Surgical Technologist at Baylor Scott & White Health plays a vital role in the interoperative phase of patient care, ensuring a safe and efficient surgical environment. As a key member of the surgical team, you will assist in preparing the operative site, setting up the operating room, and maintaining the instrument table. Your attention to detail and ability to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and surgical team will be essential in delivering high-quality patient care.

Essential Functions

• Discuss special needs with the surgeon before surgery and scrub into surgery in an adequate time for proper preparation of instruments.
  
• Prepare the operative site by aseptically cleaning and patient clipping, as needed.
  
• Prepare and maintain the instrument table(s) in an organized and comprehensive manner to avoid damage to instrumentation as well as incorrect needs or instrument counts.
  
• Identify damaged or incomplete trays, rectify discrepancies immediately, or contact those that can help in order to avoid delays or injury.
  
• Set up the operating room according to surgical procedure schedules; arrange sterile set up of instrument table supplies and equipment required for specific procedure, carefully selecting and opening only needed supplies.
  
• Ensure the proper functioning of surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies during surgical procedures.
  
• Perform surgical counts of sponges, sharps, instruments, and misc. items, according to established policies and procedures.
  
• Anticipate the needs of the surgeon and surgical team staff. Pass sterile supplies and equipment to surgeons and assistants during procedures, hold retractor devices, and act to anticipate and respond to the surgical team's needs during course of surgery.
  
• Assist the surgical team with draping and positioning the patient.
  
• Receive surgical specimens following specimen protocol, and pass the specimen(s) off the sterile field to circulating nurse, verifying source of specimen.
  
• Assist with placement of surgical dressings to operative site following surgical case completion.
  
• Disassemble surgical instrumentation as indicated at end of the procedure, recycle as indicated, and appropriately dispose of sharps, fluids, and waste at end of the surgical procedure.
  
• Prepare soiled instrumentation for proper transportation to decontamination area.
  
• Ensure the cleaning, decontamination, sterilization, maintenance, and preparation of surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies for distribution.
  
• Clean the operating room following each case, and return equipment to appropriate storage areas.
  
• Follow infection control policies, Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines, and other regulatory requirements in order to assure a safe work environment for self, coworkers, and patients.
  
• Ensure proper orientation and knowledge of all equipment and instrumentation prior to patient use.
  
• Maintain inventory of clean and sterilized surgical equipment, instruments and supplies in accordance with established policies and procedures and regulatory standards. Collaborate and maintain control of maintenance of inventory; order supplies, document equipment use and cart supplies, and maintain applicable records and files.
  

Key Success Factors

• Knowledge of infection prevention and regulatory sterilization standards.
  
• Knowledge of the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique.
  
• Knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures and implementation tools and technologies to assist surgeons with invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
  
• Good verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills to interact with surgical and central sterile processing team members.
  
• Occasional exposure to chemical and radiation hazards.
  

Benefits

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
  
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%.
  
• Tuition Reimbursement.
  
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1.
  

Qualifications

• EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program.
  
• EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience.
  
• CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
  • Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
    
  • Cert Surgical Technologist (CST): CST from NBSTSA or NCCT (EDU must be CAAHEP accredited).
    
  
  
  

If CAN or EMPL has experience prior 9/1/2009 in healthcare or military, GAP and Cert will not be required & Min Qualifications will be: HS/GED

If CAN or EMPL does not have experience prior to 2009, GAP and CST required.