Surgical Procedures Technician - Department of Public Health (2310)

Surgical Procedures Technician - Department of Public Health

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City's only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco : health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

Current vacancies are at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, a large acute care teaching hospital which provides a Level I Trauma Center for the City and County of San Francisco and offers a comprehensive range of inpatient, ambulatory, skilled nursing, rehabilitative and community-oriented programs and is affiliated with the University of California - San Francisco.

Job Description

Under supervision of a Registered Nurse and / or Physician, the Surgical Procedures Technician acts as a technically trained assistant to a physician in the Operating Room.

Essential duties include :

• As a scrub assistant, creates a sterile field for surgical procedures; scrubs, dons and removes gowns and gloves for self and physicians in a manner that adheres to sterile technique; sets up sterile back tables, drapes patient and anticipates needs of and assists physician by selecting and receiving instruments and supplies; holds retractors if requested; maintains vigilance over the sterile fields; recognizes and rectifies breaks in sterility with the assistance of the circulator and other team members; assists with breaking down the sterile field by removing linens and beginning the decontamination process.
• As a circulating assistant, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, arranges operation set-ups with any variations requested by physician; assists in the cleaning and preparation of the physical setting, placing furniture and equipment in correct position; assists with patient transfer from bed or gurney to the operating room table or mobilizer; assists with skin preparation, application of routine body restraints and positioning of patient; assists with dressing and transfer of the patient.
• Maintains cleanliness and order of supplies and equipment; keeps environment clean; opens sterile packs and dispenses supplies, arranges sterile instruments and supplies in specific fashion; cleans, checks for instrument and powered equipment functionality, decontaminates, and replenishes supplies and equipment; practices financial stewardship with the opening and use of sterile supplies.
• Restocks, assembles and sets up supplies, instruments, and other equipment; cleans oils and stores instruments as prescribed; selects instrument sets for surgery; reports broken equipment to supervisor.
• Maintains working knowledge of unit's Policies and Procedures and Standard Work, may explain hospital rules, regulations, and procedures to patients; assists nurses in orienting other personnel in procedures and equipment used.
• May take vital signs and routine swab wound cultures; may measure and record urine output.

The 2310 Surgical Procedures Technician may perform other duties as assigned / required.

Qualifications

Education : Possession of a certificate of graduation / diploma from a school of surgical technology accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); OR Completion of comparable surgical technology training in an accredited community college, the military service, or an accredited nursing education program. OR Two (2) years of experience performing scrub duties in an acute care hospital providing elective and emergency surgery within the last five (5) years may be substituted for the required education.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).

Condition of Employment : Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate Requirement : Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate issued by the American Heart Association is required as a provision to employment for all positions. Candidates who do not possess such a certification may participate in this examination process and be appointed to a position(s) but will be required to obtain the certificate within two (2) weeks of hire date and maintain validity throughout length of employment. A photocopy of the valid BLS Certificate must be provided to the appropriate supervisor of the appointment within the allotted time frame. Failure to demonstrate / show proof of possession of valid certification within two (2) weeks of hire date and throughout length of employment may result in dismissal and / or termination of employment.

Desirable Qualifications : The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

Important Note : Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Recent graduates of a surgical technologist program or school as defined above, may also be asked to submit a copy of your case log for procedures scrubbed during clinical rotations. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.