Department/Unit/Area: Perioperative, Operating Room

Lines of Responsibility: Manager, Operating Room, Executive Director, Medical Director

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience, included with primary job responsibilities

Classification: Non-exempt

Job Summary: Facilitates the operative or other invasive procedure by preparing and providing the required sterile instruments, supplies and equipment. Maintains the sterile field and anticipates and responds to the needs of the surgical team.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
2. Function as a surgical technologist during operative and other invasive procedures by
   1. assembling supplies and equipment required for the procedure;
3. preparing and organizing sterile supplies and instruments for the procedure;
4. performing accounting procedures in concert with the RN circulator;
5. assisting with placement of sterile drapes;
6. providing instruments and supplies to the surgical team during the procedure;
7. maintaining an organized sterile field;
8. ensuring sterility of the field and taking corrective actions as needed; and
9. preparing sterile dressings.
10. Clean and prepare surgical instruments for processing and transport them to the decontamination areas.
11. Assist with postprocedure cleaning of the operative or other invasive procedure room and preparation of room for subsequent patients.
12. Participate in ongoing educational and competency verification activities applicable to surgical technologist activities.
13. Maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.

Qualifications

Required:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Basic computer skills (eg, Microsoft® Word)

Preferred:

• One year perioperative services experience, or recent equivalent experience.
• Certified surgical technologist (CST)
• Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Physically demanding, high-stress environment
• Exposure to blood, sharp instruments and other devices, body fluids and tissue, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
• Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients
• Manual and finger dexterity
• Hand and eye coordination
• Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
• Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs
• Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range
• Working under stressful conditions
• Working irregular hours including call hours

If you would meet these qualifications, please submit an application via our website, www.iowacityasc.com, under the Careers tab.

Given an award for one of the “Coolest Places to Work”, we take pride in being a positive, upbeat facility that gives the best possible care to all of our patients from the moment they walk in, to the moment they leave.

All qualified applicants shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state laws. The company will consider reasonable accommodations to the known impairments of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our applicant screening process and to effectively perform the essential functions of their jobs, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the company.