Dallas IVF Surgery Center, a state-of-the-art clinic offering a wide variety of treatments ranging from basic care to the most advanced fertility technologies, is looking for a full-time, Certified Surgical Technologist to join our team in Frisco at our surgery center. The position is full time at 30-40 hour per week, 5 days per week.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The certified surgical technologist handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure. Has an understanding of the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon. Has the necessary knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure and is constantly on vigil for maintenance of the sterile field.
PREOPERATIVE DUTIES:
- Donning OR attire and personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Gathers, checks and opens supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure.
- Performs the surgical scrub, and donning gown and gloves.
- Sets up the sterile back table and Mayo stand with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for the procedure.
- Performs initial instruments, sharps and sponge counts with the circulator.
- Assists the team members with gowning and gloving.
- Assists with draping the patient and establishing the sterile field.
- Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out procedure.
- Secures tubing, cords and other sterile accessories.
INTROPERATIVE DUTIES:
- Prepares and anticipates additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure.
- Measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure.
- Holds retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon.
- Sponges or suctions the operative site.
- Applies electrocautery to clamps on bleeders.
- Cuts suture material as directed by surgeon.
- Coordinates the camera or changes out instruments during endoscopic surgery as directed by the surgeon.
- Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during the procedure.
- Performs additional counts as necessary.
- Prepares sterile dressings and/or immobilization devices.
- Prepares and passes off specimen(s) as appropriate.
- Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization.
- Assists other members of the team with terminal cleaning of room.
- Assists in prepping the OR for next patient.
- Participates in debriefing and quality improvement practices to ensure quality patient care.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
- Review the patient’s chart, identifies patient, verifies surgery to be performed with consent forms, and brings the patient to the assigned operating room, as needed.
- Assists with transferring patient to the operating room table.
- Monitors the comfort of the patient and provides verbal and tactile reassurance to the patient.
- Assists in maintaining normothermia.
- Assists the anesthesia provider.
- Assists with positioning the patient, using appropriate equipment and anatomical principles to avoid patient injury.
- Applies the electrosurgical grounding pad, as needed.
- Assists with applying tourniquets and monitors before the procedure begins, as needed.
- Completes the patient skin prep prior to draping by the sterile surgical team.
- Performs instrument, sharps, and sponge counts with the surgical technologist in the first scrub role prior to the operation and before the incision is closed.
- Anticipates additional supplies needed during the procedure.
- Keeps accurate records throughout the procedure.
- Properly cares for specimens.
- Secures dressings after incision closure.
- Helps transport the patient to the post anesthesia care unit.
- Updates and keeps accurate records of the surgeon’s preferences.
- Participates in instrument decontamination process, wrapping instruments, sterilizing instruments with High Level Disinfection or steam sterilizer autoclave
- Maintains biohazard waste containers and preps for pickup.
- Assists staff with patient care duties to include: patient room turnover, setting up OR for TVORs/FET as needed, maintain supplies list for ordering by DON, and maintain sterile supply and supply storage expiration dates.
- Re-stocking supplies in all areas
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Must be a graduate of an accredited school of surgical technologists. Certification: Requires current Certified Surgical Technologist certification from the Association of Surgical Technologists. Experience: At least one year of surgical services experience.
Must have no conviction of or pending malpractice litigation. Must be able to speak, read, write legibly, and understand the English language. Must have mental aptitude to make quick decisions, resolve problems, perform simultaneous job functions and/or physical functions, prioritize work in a stressful situation, and have excellent attention to detail.
SKILLS:
- Excellent human relations
- Excellent communication skills, clinical skills, judgment, and analytical capabilities
- Excellent direction, coordination and evaluation of patient care
- Knowledge of Federal, State, Local regulations, Association of Surgical Technologists standards
- Knowledge of the Performance Improvement Plan
