SURGICAL TECHNICIAN - FT
ONECORE HEALTH
- Location
- Onsite (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
Posted 1 week ago
About the role
OneCore Health is seeking a Surgical Technician to assist surgeons and medical staff in the operating room. The role involves preparing patients and equipment, maintaining sterile environments, and supporting surgical procedures under the supervision of registered nurses.
Skills
Surgical assistance
Sterilization
Equipment maintenance
Patient preparation
Operating room safety
Vital signs monitoring
Surgical drapes application
Supply management
Full job details
Job Details: Job Location: OneCore Health - Oklahoma City, OK, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Overall Responsibility:
Assist surgeons and other medical professionals in hospital operating rooms and similar environments. Prepare patients, rooms and equipment for pending surgical procedures. Assist during those procedures as part of a team of operating room professionals.
Key tasks and responsibilities (essential functions):
Ensures that all of the equipment needed for the procedure is properly disinfected and assembled. Checks that the equipment is in working order. Places sterile solutions in areas where they can be easily reached by medical staff.
Assists in maintaining a clean and safe environment according to surgical standards.
Assists the surgeon with surgical cases under the direct supervision of the Circulating Registered Nurse. To prepare patients for surgery, surgical technicians may clean, shave and disinfect the areas of a patient's body that will be operated on. They then move patients to the OR and position them on the operating table, using sterile surgical drapes to cover them. Monitoring patients' vital signs and observing their status is another job responsibility of a surgical technician.
Assists Materials Management and Clinical Lead RN in maintaining adequate level of supplies and instruments for use by OneCore Health.
Adheres to established OneCore Health safety requirements and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
Demonstrates the importance of continuing education to the performance of responsibilities and growth in profession.
Demonstrates the safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.
Qualifications: