TECHNICIAN -SURGICAL-SURGICAL SVCS

POSITION TITLE:                          Surgical Technician

DEPARTMENT:                              Surgery  

FLSA STATUS:                               Non-exempt

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:      Director of Surgery

Job Summary:  Provide peri-operative care of surgical patients, under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Assures physical environment is appropriately prepared before patient arrival. Assists RN with developing plan of care.  Follows procedures to ensure patient and employee safety. 

Essential Functions:

• Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Assists surgical team during operative procedures.
• Arranges and inventories sterile set-up for operation and passes items as needed to operating team.
• Assists in preparing and moving patients, and in cleaning the OR theater.
• Prepares specimens for analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:  American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) Certification. Graduate from an accredited surgical technician program and certified within twelve (12) months of hire or current Licensed Practical Nurse Licensure in the State of Michigan. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:  Possesses clinical knowledge to function effectively in assigned area.

Working Conditions: Potentially exposed to infectious diseases.

Physical Requirements: Constantly stand, walk, reach, push/pull, see/visual acuity, talk/hear.  Frequently sit, handle/grasp/feel, bend/twist, stoop/kneel/crouch, lift/carry 25 to 50+ lbs.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.