OR Surg Tech - 24 hours Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health - Cambridge, MA

Part-time

Cambridge, MA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Direct assistance is provided to the surgical team in the care of patients during the surgical procedure. Sterile instruments are handled during surgery and assistance is provided with various other pre-, intra-, and postoperative related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates skill in preparing for assigned surgical procedures by consulting with team members to identify individual patient needs.
• Utilizes physician preference cards to check case carts and obtain appropriate instruments, equipment, suture, and supplies.
• Utilizes available resources to prepare for assignments.
• Demonstrates resourcefulness when procedures are unusual or unfamiliar.
• Collaborates with team members to improve/update preference cards or other resource information.
• Prepares case set-up within an acceptable timeframe.
• Scrubs, gowns, and gloves according to procedure.
• Maintains strict aseptic technique.
• Prioritizes set-up.
• Completes set-up according to accepted standards; i.e., neat, organized, accurate.
• Conserves supplies and equipment.
• Demonstrates skill in performing intraoperative scrub responsibilities while maintaining strict aseptic technique throughout procedure.
• Assists with appropriate prepping and draping according to procedure.
• Maintains organized back table.
• Anticipates the needs of the surgical team.
• Demonstrates skill in the proper handling of instruments.
• Consistently focuses attention on the surgical procedure.
• Communicates with the team to promote smooth progression of the procedure.
• Performs counts according to MAH policy/procedure.
• Practices and promotes electro-surgical safety: adheres to policy/procedure.
• Gives thorough, concise report at change of shift or whenever relieved from surgical procedure.
• Conserves supplies and equipment: respects cost, environmental waste, and patient/personnel safety.
• Respects patient's privacy.
• Performs the scrub role for various surgical procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an Operating room Technician Program, or equivalent preparation.
• One year of Operating Room experience preferred.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Must be C.O.R.T. certified or eligible.