Surgical Tech

• Ensure that appropriate equipment is available and functional for the OR suite
• Prepare, operate and clean surgical equipment as directed
• Report equipment repair needs
• Assists with room clean up upon completion of the case
• Assist RN with keeping TAT for minor cases at 10 minutes and major cases at 20 minutes
• Address and resolve customer complaints within 5 minutes
• Ensure on-time completion of your performance pathway
• Participate quarterly in the TNT associate satisfaction survey
• Submit ideas each year for improving customer satisfaction
• Maintains positive relationships with all customers
• When on-call he/she must be ready to scrub within 30 minutes
• Function in scrub role on specific procedures as required
• Provide assistance in preparation and maintenance of sterile OR environment
• Maintain on-call availability
• Test autoclaves according to Policy and Procedure
• Participate in efforts to monitor and improve departmental CQI indicators
• Submit ideas for improving quality
• Keeps the circulator informed of the progress/intra-operative variances
• Develop a learning plan and track your progress
• Completes the requisite hours of training per quarter
• Participates in in-service and continuing education programs
• Submit Dynamite ideas to your leader
• Participate in hospital-wide or departmental DIG each year
• Implement at least one Just-Do-It initiatives
• Collaborates with health care team members to provide for cooperative working environment
• Participate in hospital-wide TNT-related activities
• Participate in at least one departmental recognition and socialization activities
• Attend all departmental staff meetings
• Responsible for updating assigned specialty & maintaining turnaround time within 20 minutes
• Assist the circulating nurse
• Cross-trained to sterile processing
• Participate in efforts to improve productivity
• Assist with keeping turnaround time within 20 minutes and on-time case start
• Completes weekly/monthly assignments regularly
• Submit ideas for improving productivity
• Performs other department based activities as requested/assigned
• Maintains inventory/supply levels for the assigned specialty
• Participate in efforts to contain costs or generate revenue in your department
• Submit at least one idea for reducing expenses or adding revenue

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Graduate from an accredited surgical tech program
• O.R. scrub experience preferred
• Good communication skills
• Certified Surgical Technician or acceptable equivalent training
• CPR certified
• Must be willing to work with exposures to body fluids, radiation and waste anesthesia gases, hazardous materials and life threatening diseases
• On-call availability (nights, weekends and holidays)
• Ability to move heavy patients and equipment
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Able to communicate while wearing a mask and not facing others
• Able to respond quickly in emergencies and function under stress
• Ability to work at different table heights
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance

O.R. scrub experience preferred

• Sign On Bonus
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance