PRN Plastic Surgery Surgical Technician

We are looking for a highly skilled Surgical Tech in our busy Plastic Surgery & Med Spa office! This is a PRN position (as needed) has the possibility of growing into a full time position. We do require that you have a minimum of 3 years experience as a scrub tech.. If you are organized, detail oriented, and are a dynamic team player, please read the position details below. We are looking for PRN Certified Surgical Scrub technician for busy elective aesthetic surgeries performed in our in house JCAHO accredited OR.

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Responsibilities include:

• Assisting surgeon during surgeries
• Maintaining the sterile field between the patient and the surgical team.
• counting the sponges, needles, and instruments to ensure there are still the same number as before the surgery.
• assembling both sterile and nonsterile equipment and assuring that the equipment is in proper working condition.
• prepping patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
• transporting patients to the operating room.
• helping position them on the operating table, and covering them with sterile surgical drapes.
• Decontamination of instruments and sterilizing
• Charting/notes
• Cleaning of OR between cases

During surgery, technologists pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants. During a surgical procedure the technologist may hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Surgical technologists help prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and help apply dressings. Some operate sterilizers, lights, or suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment.

After an operation, surgical technologists may help transfer patients to the recovery room and clean and restock the operating room.

Required Work Experience:

• Preferably clinical and suturing experience
• Certified Surgical Technician

Job Type: PRN

Benefit: Employee Discount, Insurance for full time employees, 401K for Full Time Employees

Schedule: Varies/ PRN

Experience: Surgical Technologist: Minimum of 3 years