Surgical Jobs in Lakeland, FL

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : Performs Patient Care Activities

• Individualizes perioperative preparation and assists with positioning to meet the needs of the patient and surgeon.
• Assists with proper positioning of patients by protecting nerve and bony provinces, maintains body alignment to ensure vascular flow and unencumbered respiratory ventilation and maintains patient's privacy.
• Ensures physical preparation of the surgical suite, i.e. cleaning, stocking, and replacing supplies.
• Opens sterile supplies onto sterile field using aseptic techniques.
• Ensures the integrity of the sterile field and initiates corrective measures as appropriate.
• Complies with Surgery Center protocol and manufacturers guidelines for use, processing and maintenance of supplies and equipment.
• Checks equipment for safe working order and effective cleaning prior to use.
• Removes defective instruments and equipment from service and documents specific nature of the problem.
• Sets up sterile table with instruments, sutures, blades, electrosurgical equipment, suction, prosthesis and solutions needed for each procedure according to Center standards.
• Scrubs, gowns and gloves according to established Center policy.
• Counts sponges, needles and instruments with circulator according to Center policy.
• Gowns and gloves O.R. team members and drapes field.
• Identifies all specimens and follows special instructions of the surgeon.
• Prepares surgical incision and applies post-op dressing per surgeon preference.
• Assists with transport of patients.
• Assists in keeping surgeon's preference cards current by reporting needed changes to circulating nurse and checks cards at case end to assure that updating is complete.
• Prepares instruments for return to processing department for decontamination and sterilization.
• Participates as operating room team member to complete room turnover.

Performs O.R. Duties / Responsibilities

Requirements

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE :

Preferred