Position Overview
The Surgical Technician/Tissue Processing Technician is responsible for the sterilization of surgical equipment, arrange surgical equipment and adjust medical tools to ensure that the surgical devices are functioning properly.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions
+ Assists team members to place and position patient on table
+ Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves
+ Aids team to don gowns and gloves
+ Maintains supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation
+ Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by the surgeon during operation.
+ Puts dressings on patient following surgery
+ Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation
+ Washes and sterilizes equipment, using germicides and sterilizers
+ Clean...