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Sonoma Valley Hospital · 3 months ago

Surgical Technician

US-CA-Sonoma

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$33.11/hr - $43.05/hr

1+ years exp

Sonoma Valley Hospital is seeking a Surgical Technician to assist in the care of patients in the operating room. The role involves ensuring a safe surgical environment, operating sterilization equipment, and assisting the surgical team with various tasks during procedures.

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Responsibilities

Performs a variety of roles to assist in the care of patients in the operating room in accordance with established policies and protocols for surgical technologists

Contributes to a safe, effective environment for the surgical patient

Contributes to a culture of safety

Applies and enforces principles of aseptic technique

Checks all equipment to be used on sterile field and reports or corrects unsafe conditions prior to placing on the sterile field

Verifies exposure to sterilization process and integrity of sterile packaging

Demonstrates ability to operate sterilizers and all equipment used in operating room

Assists surgeon and first assistant by passing surgical instruments, supplies, and sponges

Assists as needed when no assistant is available

Initiates sponge, instrument, and sharp counts at the appropriate time

Maintains awareness of location of all countable items throughout the procedure in order to maintain a correct count

Assists with the adequate preparation of the operating room for surgery

Communicates with circulating nurse concerning proper preparation and disposition of specimens

Aides nurses with duties related to the care of the patient while in the operating room

Organizes and inspects surgical instrumentation

Checks for cleanliness, damage, and function

Reports any damaged instruments to sterile processing for repair or replacement and replaces on the field as needed

Pulls disposable supplies for scheduled surgical cases according to the preference cards 3 business days in advance in order to ensure any missing supplies can be obtained in time for the case

Communicates missing supplies to surgical purchaser

Creates and updates surgeons preference cards as needed

Fills in for sterile processing staff when they are unavailable

Decontaminates & inspects instruments

Able to run the washer decontaminator, ultrasonic cleaner, sterilizers, and scope cleaning equipment according to policies and procedures

Participates in continuing education to improve skills and abilities and stay abreast of current technologies

Qualification

Surgical Technician CertificationOrthopedic experienceBLS certificationAseptic techniqueCommunication skillsCritical thinkingProblem solving

Required

Completion of Surgical Technician program required

Minimum of 1 year related experience or equivalent

BLS

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must have the ability to read and comprehend written instructions to interpret medical orders and medical records

Able to utilize deductive reasoning, common sense and critical thinking to problem solve

Demonstrate the ability to make independent, appropriate judgments based upon evidence based practice

Preferred

Strong orthopedic experience preferred

Certification preferred

Surgical Technician Certification preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Company

Sonoma Valley Hospital

Sonoma Valley Hospital (SVH) is a 51-bed, full-service acute care district hospital located in the city of Sonoma, California, and serving a population of approximately 42,000 people residing in the Sonoma Valley Health Care District.

Founded in 1957

Sonoma, California, USA

201-500 employees