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Surgical Technician (Certified/Non-Certified) - Labor & Delivery

OU Health
Oklahoma City
Full-time

Job Description

General Description :

Under immediate to general supervision, provides technical assistance in the capacity of a surgical (scrub) technician in an operating room, labor and delivery or other facility performing surgical procedures.

Essential Responsibilities :

  • Learns to use Physician’s preference cards to assist in preparing the operating room for the surgical procedure
  • Prepares sterile field by the opening of instruments and supplies utilizing sterile technique
  • Performs the surgical scrub prior to the patient entering the room on all procedures
  • Assists in preparing operative field by assisting the physician in draping the patient
  • Preserves and ensures correct identification of operative specimens for laboratory analysis
  • Obtains special equipment such as electrosurgical machines and diagnostic lights and ensures that they are in working order
  • Manipulates such instruments to aid in the efficiency of the surgeon and avoid hazard to patient
  • Observes progress of surgery and provides additional instruments, supplies or other items as needed
  • Recognizes and corrects breaks in sterile technique
  • Participates in sponge, needle and instrument counts as directed by the circulating nurse
  • Cleans or sterilizes contaminated instruments, equipment and supplies; cleans operating room areas; disposes of soiled linen
  • Assists in the training of surgical technicians
  • If assigned to the Labor and Delivery unit incumbent may be required to perform a variety of clerical and technical direct patient care activities

General Responsibilities :

Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications :

Education : Graduation from an accredited school / program for Surgical Technicians OR

Experience : 0-1 year of scrub technician experience for the completion of training. Eligible to sit for the national exam by the Association of Surgical Technicians.

License(s) / Certification(s) / Registration(s) Required : Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

  • Knowledge of basic human anatomy and of basic first-aid methods and practices.
  • Skill in maintaining an effective working relationship with others.
  • Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served by his or her service.
  • Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status;

and to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed by the appropriate patient age group (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric).

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