2310-Surgical Procedures Technician

Surgical Procedures Technician (2310) - San Francisco Department of Public Health

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce.

All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

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• Application Opening Friday, October 27, 2023
• Application Deadline application filing will be open continuously at least through Tuesday, December 5, 2023 , and will close any time thereafter.
• Recruitment ID : CBT-2310-H00086 REF33558T
• Under supervision of a Registered Nurse and / or Physician, the 2310 Surgical Procedures Technician acts as a technically trained assistant to a physician in a nursing capacity under conditions of asepsis as defined in the Operating Room or Burn Unit;
• arranges sterile setup for surgical and burn procedures; passes instruments, sponges and sutures to surgeons and nurses;
• prepares and decontaminates equipment and sterile supplies; assists in cleanup of the operating room or burn unit; checks placement and operation of equipment;

makes frequent contacts with nurses, surgeons, other hospital employees and patients; and performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• As a scrub assistant, creates a sterile field for operations and dressing changes; scrubs, dons and removes gowns and gloves for self and doctors in prescribed manner;
• sets up sterile tables, drapes patient and anticipates needs of and assists physician by selecting and receiving instruments and supplies;

holds retractors if requested; after operation, removes linens, drapes and equipment, and prepares operating room for next operation.

• As a circulating assistant, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, arranges operation set-ups with any variations requested by physician;
• assists in the cleaning and preparation of the physical setting, placing furniture, drapes and equipment in correct position;
• assists patient from bed to operating table; assists with skin preparation, application of routine body restraints and positioning of patient;

assists with dressing and transfer of the patient.

As a burn care assistant, debrides wounds using sharp instruments and enzymatic debriders; applies and removes dressings, applies autographs or homographs, assists patients in range of motion exercises, positions splints when used;

performs hydrotherapy; and applies topical anti-microbials as ordered.

Maintains cleanliness and order of supplies and equipment; keeps environment clean; opens sterile packs and dispenses supplies, arranges sterile instruments and supplies in specific fashion;

cleans, decontaminates, and replenishes supplies and equipment.

Restocks, assembles and sets up supplies, instruments, and other equipment; cleans, oils and stores instruments as prescribed;

selects instrument sets for surgery; reports broken equipment to supervisor.

• May explain hospital rules, regulations, and procedures to patients; assists nurses in orienting other personnel in procedures and equipment used.
• May take vital signs and routine swab wound cultures; may measure and record urine output.

The 2310 Surgical Procedures Technician may perform other duties as assigned / required.

How to qualify

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education :

Possession of a certificate of graduation / diploma from a school of surgical technology accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); OR

Completion of comparable surgical technology training in an accredited community college, the military service, or an accredited nursing education program. OR

Experience :

Two (2) years of experience performing scrub duties in an acute care hospital providing elective and emergency surgery within the last five (5) years may be substituted for the required education .

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Selection Procedures

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following :

• Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) : Candidates will be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application.
• Training and Experience Evaluation (Weight : 100%) : Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a Training and Experience Evaluation.

Candidates must achieve a passing score on the training and experience evaluation to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

How to apply :

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, David Chalk at david.

[email protected] or (628) 271-6702 .

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.

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