Travel Surgical Technician - $1,849 per week
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- Job Description: Under immediate to general supervision, provides technical assistance in the capacity of a surgical (scrub) technician in an operating room, labor and delivery or other facility performing surgical procedures.
- Essential Responsibilities: Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Learns to use Physician’s preference cards to assist in preparing the operating room for the surgical procedure.
- Prepares sterile field by the opening of instruments and supplies utilizing sterile technique.
- Performs the surgical scrub prior to the patient entering the room on all procedures.
- Assists in preparing operative field by assisting the physician in draping the patient.
- Preserves and ensures correct identification of operative specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Obtains special equipment such as electrosurgical machines and diagnostic lights and ensures that they are in working order.
- Manipulates such instruments to aid in the efficiency of the surgeon and avoid hazard to patient.
- Observes progress of surgery and provides additional instruments, supplies or other items as needed.
- Recognizes and corrects breaks in sterile technique.
- Participates in sponge, needle and instrument counts as directed by the circulating nurse.
- Cleans or sterilizes contaminated instruments, equipment and supplies; cleans operating room areas; disposes of soiled linen.
- Assists in the training of surgical technicians.
- If assigned to the Labor and Delivery unit incumbent may be required to perform a variety of clerical and technical direct patient care activities.
- General Responsibilities: Performs other duties as assigned.
- Job Requirements
- Knowledge of basic human anatomy and of basic first-aid methods and practices.
- Skill in maintaining an effective working relationship with others.
- Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served by his or her service.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status.
- Interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.
- Provide the care needed by the appropriate patient age group (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric).
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Date Posted
02/07/2025
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