Surgical Technologist Level II

1 day ago

Fontana CA United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
About the Role

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a highly skilled Surgical Technologist Level II to join our team in Fontana, California.

Job Summary

The Surgical Technologist Level II works under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse or Physician and in accordance with the legal scope of competency and within established standards of care, policies and procedures. The Surgical Technologist Level II has an understanding of the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon.

Key Responsibilities
  • Participates during surgery as a member of the highly reliable surgical team by passing instruments and supplies and assisting as directed.
  • Recognizes and responds to and assists in acute emergency situations.
  • Assists in tissue retraction and limb support.
  • Ensures instruments are clean and working properly.
  • Requests additional supplies during surgery if needed.
  • Assists surgeon while he or she is closing, suturing, stapling, cauterizing and bandaging patient.
  • Suctions blood and other fluids from operating field.
  • May not clamp, cut, incise, dissect, cauterize, suture, or staple tissue even if competent to do so.
  • Conforms to prescribed aseptic techniques required for surgical procedures by scrubbing prior to working in sterile field.
  • Required to transport patients and assist with lifting patients for procedures.
  • Assembles surgical specialty beds with correct attachments to assure patient safety to avoid injury.
  • Completes necessary arrangements to set up operating room prior to surgical procedures - laying out instruments, surgical trays, and assembling equipment as required for particular procedures.
  • Properly place sterile drapes, suction tubing, cautery and all additional items on sterile field.
  • Verifies package integrity and external sterile indicators prior to opening and internal sterile indicators prior to use of supplies and Instruments.
  • Handles a variety of controlled and non-controlled medications.
  • After RN labels medication, responsible for preparation of medication utilized during surgery.
  • Responsible for labeling of all fluids on the sterile field.
  • Coordinates with vendors, surgeons, and other departments.
  • Assists with ordering of specialty items.
  • Assists with equipment and supply recalls.
  • Maintains and ensures operational readiness of instruments and equipment, departmental supplies and sterilized items.
  • Checks for outdated supplies.
  • Ensures correct counting of instruments, needles and/or sharps before, during and at closure of patient.
  • Anticipates needs for intraoperative supplies, equipment and needs of surgeons in a timely manner.
  • Operates a variety of equipment as directed.
  • Checks for outdated equipment and reports as needed.
  • Ensures and maintains competency on all new equipment and technology.
  • Maintains sterility of the surgical field by continuous observation of staff and equipment.
  • Sterilizes needed instruments with rapid cycle sterilization.
  • Throughout the procedure, contains used sharps on the sterile field in a designated disposable, puncture-resistant needle container and replace as necessary.
  • Prepares and handles patient specimens.
  • Assures proper labeling of patient and all specimens.
  • Complies with Standard Precautions (Blood Borne Pathogen standards) and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Provides guidance throughout the case for physician assistants, medical students, registered nurses, orthopedic technicians and surgeons on the use of equipment.
  • May perform patient care functions such as patient prepping, positioning patient, and holding patient during surgical case.
  • Assures patient safety at all times.
  • Maintains specialty carts for each service.
  • Tests and calibrates any and all equipment as needed.
  • Stocks rooms daily.
  • Assists team members with gowning and gloving.
  • Helps in a Circulator role and Anesthesia Tech role; assists Anesthesia with spinals, leads, blood vials, medications. and removal of airway stylet.
  • Assists with difficult airways.
  • During a code, assists surgeon, RN and Anesthesia in any way qualified.
  • Cleans operating room after surgical procedures by removing and disposing of contaminated instruments; disassembles instruments for sterilization as required.
  • During post procedure clean up, inspects the used surgical setup for sharps.
  • Assures sharps container is not full before discarding disposables.
Requirements
  • Two (2) years of Operating Room scrub or military equivalent experience within the last three (3) years and competency scrubbing for a variety of surgical procedures.
  • National Center for Competency Testing Certificate - Technologist in Surgery from National Center for Competency Testing OR Surgical Technologist Certificate from National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
  • Basic Life Support.

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