Surgical Technician

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JOB TITLE : Surgical Technologist SUPERVISION RECEIVED : Physician and/or Registered Nurse GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Surgical technologists, also called scrubs and surgical or operating room technicians, assist in surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. Surgical technologists are members of operating room teams, which most commonly include surgeons, anesthesiologists, and circulating nurses. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS : - A graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program; or have completed an appropriate training program for surgical technologists in the Armed Forces; or is completing duties related to their employment by the federal government; or has equivalent training or experience - Prefer 1-2 years clinical experience in an operating room setting. May accept 0-2 years of clinical experience in a related field - Must be certified in Basic Life Support - Must be certified to perform CPR with 0-2 years of clinical experience in a related field. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Prepares and maintains medical equipment and instrumentation for surgical procedures - HBefore an operation, surgical technologists elp...