Surgical Technician
Hybrid-based
ONET: 29-2055.00
2
Years
56
Skills
4400h
On-the-job training
Curriculum
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Intro to Surgical Technology
- Surgical Tech Fundamentals 1
- Surgical Tech Fundamentals 2
- Transition to Trainer
On-the-job training
- Prepare for Surgical Procedures
- Prepare the operating room environment according to the surgical procedure
- Prepare for the specific procedure
- Establish sterile field
- Take preoperative precautions
- Prepare the patient and surgical team
- Draping-assemble in order of use, in accordance with surgeon preference, special equipment draping, maintain sterility when draping
- Participate in surgical time out
- Identifying and Using Basic Surgical Instruments
- By Name
- By Type
- By Function
- Assembling
- Handling Correctly
- Passing Appropriately
- Principles of Sterilization
- Purpose of sterilization and how to choose correct method
- Wearing PPE during Cleaning
- Sterile Supplies
- Reviewing prior to opening for package integrity, outdates, validating sterility
- Perform Intraoperative Duties/Activities
- Maintain the operating room environment according to surgical procedure
- Provide the surgical team members with supplies required for the procedure
- Assemble and test materials and specialty equipment during surgery
- Anticipate needs during surgery
- Skin preparation for surgery, exposing site, scrubbing using correct technique, drying times
- Provide intraoperative assistance when delegated by a surgeon
- Handle medications, solutions, and specimens appropriately-labeling
- Perform closing sponge, needle, and instrument counts
- Proper handling of specimens—types, tests and how to handle
- Perform Postoperative Procedures and Room Turnover
- Conduct postoperative patient care-Dressings
- Dispose of waste, hazardous waste, sharps
- Surgical attire removal
- Conduct room turnover after surgery
- Assist Circulator
- Assist with/provide patient care
- Assist with supplies and equipment
- Recognize and Demonstrate Knowledge of the Maintenance of Surgical
- Supplies/Equipment
- Wash and decontaminate instruments
- Ultrasound, milk, rinse and dry instruments
- Assemble instrument trays
- Prepare for and operate sterilizers
- Provide Safe Environment
- Maintain a safe preoperative environment
- Maintain a safe intraoperative environment
- Maintain a safe postoperative environment
- Practice precautions with critical equipment
- Practice general safety precautions
- Perform Departmental Responsibilities
- Receive/participate in dept. communications
- Inventory supplies
- Rotate supplies
- Order supplies
- Create/update surgeon preference cards
- Attend inter/intra departmental committees
- Maintain cleanliness of department
- Maintain Professional Responsibility
- Maintain institutional competencies
- Practice cost containment
- Attend/contribute to in-service classes
- Evaluate new equipment
- Precept new employees/students
- Participate in performance improvement activities
- Local Optional Work Processes
- Paid Related Instruction
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