Travel Surgical Technician - $1,849 per week

Company: OU Health - 700 NE 13th
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: February 5, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• State Licensure
  • Job Details
  • Job 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: Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
  • 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.
    • Job Requirements
    • 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.
    • Interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.
    • Provide the care needed by the appropriate patient age group (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric).

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