Surgical Technician

About the job

Spokane Eye Clinic, part of Prism Vision Group, is hiring a full-time, onsite surgical technician for its Ambulatory Surgery Center in Spokane, Washington. The technician assists the surgeon in all operative and invasive procedures, keeps the operating room ready and reports to the director of nursing.

What you'll do

• Prepare the operating room before each case with the instruments, sutures, supplies and equipment it needs, and check that equipment works
• Explain procedures to patients, reassure them and help position, prep and drape them for surgery
• Keep an orderly sterile back table set up to each physician's preference, use aseptic technique and anticipate what the surgeon and patient need during surgery
• Complete sponge, instrument and needle counts, follow protocol for any discrepancy and report it to the director of nursing
• Handle specimens with care and keep the environment safe for patients, coworkers and yourself
• Clean and turn over rooms between cases and at day's end, damp dust before the first case and restock supplies and linen
• Reprocess, inspect, sterilize, store and transport surgical instruments following manufacturer instructions and center policy
• Do routine quality control testing on equipment, arrange preventive maintenance and work with maintenance staff to limit downtime
• Pick supplies for each day's cases ahead of time and keep tray sheets and inventory sheets accurate, including expiration checks
• Follow infection control, OSHA, privacy and patient rights standards and use the right PPE and surgical attire

What you need

• Graduation from an accredited surgical technician program
• Current certification as a surgical technician
• Detail-oriented and well organized
• Able to move, walk and stand for much of the day and to push, pull and lift patients or equipment
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and blood borne pathogens

Schedule

• Full-time