NEEDED: Surgical Technologist/Technician (Scrub Tech)

LOCATION: One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

SCHEDULE:

• Key personnel will be scheduled (Monday – Friday) for the following shifts:
• 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
• 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
• 11:00 am – 7:30 pm
• Shift posted a minimum of 3 weeks in advance.
• The daily tour of duty is eight and a half hours including a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.

ON-CALL

• Must be available on-call during all hours when the Minneapolis VAHCS clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Personnel will rotate with VA staff to provide off-hour call coverage.
• Call coverage may result in call back to staff the OR at the medical center.
• On-call personnel must be available with 15 minutes by phone and on-site within 60 minutes.

Off hours call coverage hours are:

• Weekday: Monday – Thursday, 7:00 pm – 6:30 am
• Weekend: Friday at 7:00 pm – Monday at 6:30 am
• Holidays: varies depending on the holiday

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Proof of education and/or equivalent program completion 
• Surgical Tech certification and/or license
• Board Certified: N/A
• Shall be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS).
• All continuing education courses must be kept up to date
• Shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently.
• Shall provide copies of current CMEs as required or requested by the facility.

JOB DUTIES: Direct Patient Care: Estimated 99% of the time involved in direct patient care. 1% Administrative functions.

• Shall provide clinical surgical scrubbing services in the scrubbing roll.
• Shall be present on time for any scheduled shifts as documented by physical presence in the operating room at the scheduled start time.
• Provide on-call coverage as assigned including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Cover all shifts rotating evenly amongst staff.
• Assist in training and provides guidance to residents, medical, nursing, and surgical technology students in the operating room.
• Assist staff in surgical techniques and operating room procedures to include scrub person role during surgical procedures.
• Provides emotional support to patients in a variety of stage of adult development.
• Delivers care to patients in a respectful, nonjudgmental manner.
• Maintains patient privacy/confidentiality.
• Informs surgeons and staff about specialty surgical preferences.
• Provides patients and staff with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Supports the healthcare team through the reinforcement of patient education.
• Remains current on updates in surgical technology through continuing education courses.
• Assists surgical team members in quality improvement activities.
• Assists the team members with care of the patient, i.e., positioning, prepping, and obtaining supplies.
• Plans and discusses each procedure with surgical professionals and assures that all supplies and equipment are available prior to the surgical procedure.
• Handles instruments, supplies and equipment during surgical procedures such as open heart, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, etc. ranging from simple to complex.
• Observes and responds promptly to each stage of the surgical procedure and anticipates the needs of the surgeon by maintaining a high level of concentration for extended periods of time.
• Prepares prosthesis and surgical devices during procedures.
• Sets up sterile field with all required items for each procedure such as air-powered equipment, fiber optic equipment, laparoscopic equipment, microscopes, lasers, arthroscopy equipment, urological equipment, recording devices, and other operating room supplies and equipment.
• Utilizes universal precautions and follows infection control policies and procedures when handling specimens, supplies and equipment.
• Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts prior to the surgical incision before the closure of all cavities and at the termination of the operation.
• Accountable for all instruments, needles, sharps and equipment utilized during the surgical procedure.
• Maintaining the sterile field throughout the surgical procedure.
• Assures that all instruments, supplies, and equipment are ready for the surgical procedure.
• Maintains delivery or care to patients in a variety of stages of adult development.
• Recognize and respond to a variety of critical situations, including emergency and life-threatening conditions.
• Provides patient information to the RN/Anesthesia team for inclusion in the patient’s plan of care.
• Handles all specimens appropriately.
• Performs non-technical maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operating prior to usage.
• Maintains surgical work area such as routinely cleaning area and removing outdates or expired items.
• Identifies potentially hazardous situations and removes hazardous equipment from the work area.
• Communication of Test Results
• Shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.
• Discharge education: Provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all GENERAL SURGERY clinical or surgical patients.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.