Surgical Technologist / Scrub Tech – Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)

Place of Performance: 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN

Contract Length: Base Year - Plus 4 Option Years

  o Approximate Start Date 01 Dec 2024

Expected Schedule: Regular Hours: (Monday – Friday) for the following shifts:

  o 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

  o 9:30 am – 6:00 pm

  o 11:00 am – 7:30 pm

  On-Call Hours: Must respond to facility within 15 minutes, and on-site within 60 minutes

  o Weekday: Monday – Thursday, 7:00 pm – 6:30 am

  o Weekend: Friday at 7:00 pm – Monday at 6:30 am

  o Holidays: varies depending on the holiday

Note: The daily tour of duty is eight and a half hours including a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.

Qualifications:

  o High School / GED

  o Two Years Experience a plus

  o Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association.

  o Must have the ability to pass extensive professional and personal background investigation

Job Description: Surgical care: includes, but is not limited to:

Customer Service:

o Assist in training and provides guidance to residents, medical, nursing, and surgical technology students in the operating room. Assist staff in surgical techniques and operating room procedures to include scrub person role during surgical procedures.

o Provides emotional support to patients in a variety of stage of adult development.

o Delivers care to patients in a respectful, nonjudgmental manner.

o Maintains patient privacy/confidentiality.

Oral Communications:

o Informs surgeons and staff about specialty surgical preferences.

o Provides patients and staff with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.

o Supports the healthcare team through the reinforcement of patient education.

Partnering:

o Remains current on updates in surgical technology through continuing education courses.

o Assists surgical team members in quality improvement activities.

o Assists the team members with care of the patient, i.e., positioning, prepping, and obtaining supplies.

o Plans and discusses each procedure with surgical professionals and assures that all supplies and equipment are available prior to the surgical procedure.

o Handles instruments, supplies and equipment during surgical procedures such as open heart, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, etc. ranging from simple to complex.

o Observes and responds promptly to each stage of the surgical procedure and anticipates the needs of the surgeon by maintaining a high level of concentration for extended periods of time.

o Prepares prosthesis and surgical devices during procedures.

Safety Engineering:

o Sets up sterile field with all required items for each procedure such as air-powered equipment, fiber optic equipment, laparoscopic equipment, microscopes, lasers, arthroscopy equipment, urological equipment, recording devices, and other operating room supplies and equipment.

o Utilizes universal precautions and follows infection control policies and procedures when handling specimens, supplies and equipment.

o Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts prior to the surgical incision before the closure of all cavities and at the termination of the operation.

o Accountable for all instruments, needles, sharps and equipment utilized during the surgical procedure.

o Maintaining the sterile field throughout the surgical procedure.

o Assures that all instruments, supplies, and equipment are ready for the surgical procedure.

Medical Information:

o Maintains delivery or care to patients in a variety of stages of adult development.

o Recognize and respond to a variety of critical situations, including emergency and life-threatening conditions.

o Provides patient information to the RN/Anesthesia team for inclusion in the patient’s plan of care.

Biomedical Equipment Technology and Supply Logistics:

o Performs non-technical maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operating prior to usage.

o Maintains surgical work area such as routinely cleaning area and removing outdates or expired items.

o Identifies potentially hazardous situations and removes hazardous equipment from the work area.

If interested please contact Kim. KIngle@solvet.com