SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

## Description
# **Job Summary**
Assist surgical team before, during, and after surgery.
# **Job Responsibilities**

• Other duties may be assigned.
• Opens, readies, and maintains sterile field for each surgical case.
• Passes instruments, assists with retractors.
• Provides relief to other staff as appropriate.
• Troubleshoots equipment as appropriate.
• Exhibits a commitment of exemplary customer service.
• Participates in the communication network with appropriate members of the health care team.
• Counts sponges, needles, and instruments as required throughout surgical procedure.
• Displays competency for age specific persons from newborn to geriatrics.
• Participates in precepting surgical tech students and new employees.
• Displays competency for the Surgical Technologist role as evidenced in the annual performance appraisal following the FHN PRIDE Standards.

## Qualifications
**Job Requirements**
**Education:** Graduate of Surgical Technological Program or related on the job training with six to twelve months related experience. Associate’s degree preferred.

**Required Experience**

• **Special Skills and Abilities:**
• **Licensure/Certification/Registration:**

• Surgical Technologist Certificate preferred.
• BLS required

• **Physical Requirements:**
• | | | | | | |
• | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
• | **Activity** | **Never** | **Rarely** | **Occasionally** | **Frequently** | **Constantly** |
• | **Physical Dexterity and Effort** | | | | | |
• | Bending/Stooping | | | | | |
• | Climbing | | | | | |
• | Keyboard Data Entry | | | | | |
• | Kneeling | | | | | |
• | Reaching | | | | | |
• | Repetitive Foot/Leg Movements | | | | | |
• | Repetitive Hand/Arm Movements | | | | | |
• | Running | | | | | |
• | Sitting | | | | | |
• | Squatting |