Travel Surgical Tech (Surg Tech)
Company: Cynet Health
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: May 20, 2023
Job Description:
Weekly pay range - $1,997 to 2,219
No Guaranteed HoursPosition Summary:
- Cynet Health Certified Surgical Tech work under the supervision
of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of
invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room
environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that
the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize
patient safety. Reports To:
- Director of Allied Health Professionals & Surgeons of
contracted medical facility.
- Cynet Health Director of Nursing Duties and
Responsibilities:Scrub Surgical Technologist:
- Handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary
during the surgical procedure.
- Understands the procedure being performed and anticipates the
needs of the surgeon.
- Ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure and
is constantly on vigil for maintenance of the sterile field
- Checks supplies and equipment needed for surgical
procedure
- Scrubs, gown up and glove up.
- Sets up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment,
and medications/solutions needed for procedure
- Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the
operation and before incision is closed.
- Gowns and gloves surgeon and assistants.
- Helps in draping sterile field.
- Passes instruments, etc., to surgeon during procedure.
- Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during
procedure.
- Prepares sterile dressings.
- Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal
sterilization.
- Assists other members of team with terminal cleaning of
room.
- Assists in prepping room for the next patient. Circulating
Surgical Technologist:
- Obtains additional instruments,supplies, and equipment
necessary while the surgical procedure is in progress.
- He/she monitors conditions in the operating room and constantly
assesses the needs of the patient and surgical team.
- Obtains appropriate sterile and unsterile items needed for
procedure
- Opens sterile supplies
- Checks patient's chart, identifies patient, verifies surgery to
be performed with consent forms, and brings patient to assigned
operating room.
- Transfers patient to operating room table. Positions patient,
using appropriate equipment.
- Assesses comfort and safety measures and provides verbal and
tactile reassurance to the patient.
- Assists anaesthesia personnel.
- Applies electrosurgical grounding pads, tourniquets, monitors,
etc., before procedure begins.
- Prepares the patient's skin prior to draping by surgical
team.
- Performs appropriate counts with scrub person prior to the
operation and before incision is closed.
- Anticipates additional supplies needed during the
procedure
- Properly cares for specimens
- Performs urinary catheterization when necessary
- Secures dressings after incision closure.
- Keeps accurate records throughout the procedure.
- Helps transport patient to recovery room
- Assists in cleaning of room and preparing for next patient
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Surgical technologists graduate from surgical technology
programs accredited through ARC/STSA and or institutions accredited
by agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education
(USDE).
- Current and active certification as a Certified Surgical
Technologist, valid on state applying for.
- Minimum of two (2) surgical tech experiences.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure in a
stressful environment, and often without relief.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of anatomy relating to the
surgical procedure and the instrumentation required in order to
effectively anticipate the needs of the surgeon.
- Ability to set priorities and respond appropriately to actual
and/or potential life threatening
Requirements
Required for Onboarding
Keywords: Cynet Health, Bethesda , Travel Surgical Tech (Surg Tech), Healthcare , Bethesda, Maryland
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