Surgical Technologist PRN

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JOB TITLE : Surgical Technologist (PRN) 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. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Prepares and maintains medical equipment and instrumentation for surgical procedures - Before an operation, surgical technologists help prepare the operating room by setting up the sterile field to include surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions - Follows state and federal facility regulations when attending to patients - Performs pre-procedure preparations to the patient's skin and body - Completes a safety check prior to start of the procedure on appropriate equipment, supplies, etc. - Assembles both sterile and non-sterile equipment, as well as checking to ensure it is working properly - May assist with prep for patient procedure - May transport patients to the proce...