Surgical Tech

Position Details

Department: PCH-MAIN | Surgery Main

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Fri, Sat, Sun, Days, 6:30am-7pm

Category: Surgery/Endo/SPD

Posting #: 872518

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting Note: *Full-time weekend shift, Fri, Sat, Sun, Days, 6:30am-7pm

This position performs a variety of technical functions and duties to provide for availability of supplies and equipment and maintains sterile field for operating procedures.

Position Duties

• Assists to perform room turnovers in accordance with established procedure and department requirements/standards as part of procedural team.

• Participates in a variety of surgical cases by assisting surgeons at the surgical field.

• Prepares and sets up operating room for surgical procedures and organizes sterile areas, instruments, and equipment in accordance with established procedure, department, and physician requirements and standards.

• Handles and cares for specific instrumentation to prevent breakage and damage.

• Reviews requirements of patient, physician, and procedure idiosyncrasies to assess set up, equipment, and supply needs.

• Communicates with procedural team to provide for thorough preparedness.

• Seeks guidance from appropriate source for performing or assisting with procedures as needed based on level of personal expertise.

• Handles and labels all specimens.

• Suggests and assists update and maintain physician preference cards.

• Participates in re-stocking, re-supplying, and cleaning of all operating rooms, specialty carts, and sterile core to provide for efficient, effective, and safe department operations.

• Serves as preceptor to students and orients regarding functions, duties, and role of Surgical Technician.

• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.