Surgical Technologist - Surgery (Healthcare)

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is excited to be named a Top Workplace for the ninth year in a row by the Des Moines Register! Out of many contenders, we proudly secured 7th place among mid-sized employers. We also received the National Healthcare Industry Top Workplace award, highlighting our dedication to excellence in healthcare. These honors reflect the hard work and commitment of our amazing team, making Monroe County Hospital & Clinics a fantastic place to work. Our mission is clear: we put people first!

Job Schedule

Full-time: Days, 36 - 40 hours (flex) per week. No Weekends. No on-call. No holidays.

Job Description

Due to internal transitions, Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is seeking a full-time Surgical Technologist to join our Surgical team.

Primary duties for this position include:

Decontaminates, assembles, wraps, and sterilizes instruments and instrument trays.
Monitors biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure quality and consistently for decontamination and high-level disinfection of instruments and medical equipment.
Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment ensuring they are available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
Restocks, labels, and helps maintain inventory of the anesthesia cart, crash cart, and facility medical equipment.
Utilizes the two-bin system for reordering supplies, collecting and distributing instruments and instrument trays to various departments in the hospital.
Performs environmental duties, including cleaning with approved disinfectant, setting up the operating room and endoscopy suite for procedures, and cleaning the sterile processing and equipment storage areas.
Maintains good record keeping for sterilizers, high level disinfectants, and biological tests.
Collects, transports, decontaminates, packages, and sterilizes instruments for other departments following policy and procedure guidelines.
Assures that all instruments and equipment are cleaned, sterilized and ready for surgery.
Sets up the surgery suite. Assures that supplies are available as needed.
Assists with various surgical procedures, under the direction of the surgeon, assisting physician, and OR Nurse.
Accounts for all needles, sponges, and instruments used in the procedure.
Assures correct sorting and checking of surgical linen supply.
Assembles instrument and procedure packs and trays and maintains an adequate supply or each.
Ability to function in central sterile to sterilize items according to policy concerning manufacturer and sterilizer recommendations.
Regular and reliable attendance.
Ongoing compliance with MCHC educational and training requirements.
Adheres to the MCHC mission, vision, values, and Standards of Behavior.
Maintains patient and hospital confidentiality.
Promotes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors, coworkers, and providers.
Actively participates in department huddles, in-services, meetings, and educational opportunities.
Follows all departmental policies and procedures and adheres to departmental budget.