OR Tech

OPERATING ROOM CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN

Shift: 7 AM - 3PM Alternating Weekends.

Starting Salary: $40.5225  ( Years of experience can inflate the starting salary rate )   

Job Description:

• Prepares and maintains the "sterile field," ensuring all instruments, drapes, and supplies remain free of microorganisms to prevent patient infection.


• Acts as the surgeon's "third hand" by passing instruments, sponges, and sutures swiftly and often anticipating the surgeon's needs before they are voiced.


• Performs meticulous "counts" of all sponges, needles, and instruments with a nurse before and after the operation to ensure no foreign objects are left inside the patient.


• Sterilizes the OR, gathers specific surgical kits based on the procedure, and sets up advanced equipment like robotic or laparoscopic tools.


• Assists with positioning patients on the operating table, prepping incision sites with antiseptic, and applying sterile dressings once the surgery is complete.


• Cleans and restocks the OR, prepares used instruments for decontamination, and assists in transporting the patient to the recovery room. 

Requirements/Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Required

• Preferred minimum of 1 year Operating Room related experience


• Preferred minimum of 1 year Neurology related experience   NBSTSA


• National Certification as a Surgical Technologist  required


• Legible handwriting


• Good communication skills (written, verbal and telephone)


• BLS  required