Surgical Tech- Orthopedic Associates of Meadville- Full Time
Summary of Position: Provide safe and effective patient care in office and surgical settings.
Duties and Job Responsibilities:
- Follow clinical assignment sheet daily including team duties.
- Coordinate patient flow.
- Prepare patient for examination by practitioner.
- Update vital patient information in EHR.
- Change dressings, collect specimens and provide treatments as directed by practitioner.
- Remove and apply casts/splints/sutures/staples as directed by practitioner.
- Take, document and complete phone messages from patients or other health care providers and route them appropriately per each team protocol.
- Provide DME to patients and complete DME flow of paperwork.
- Patient pre- and post-operative teaching as ordered by practitioner.
- Schedule tests or appointments with hospital or other providers as needed.
- Assure the clinical area is clean and organized.
- Stock patient rooms as needed.
- Promotes safe and effective patient care.
- Assures the clinical area is clean and organized.
- Observes and complies with all OAM personnel policies and procedures.
- Communicate and interact effectively with patients and families, physicians, peers and other team members to maximize successful patient outcomes.
- Maintain the confidentiality of patient and staff related information.
- Follow compliance and safety requirements.
- Prepare for surgical cases by delivering all necessary surgical paperwork, templates, radiology exams, etc.
- Follow orthopedic technician on-call schedule
- Assist providers with injections/procedures
- Check that all equipment is available for surgery
- Position patients for surgery
- Apply Tourniquets
- Prep and Drape patients for surgery
- Maintain sterile conditions
- Assist with wound exposure, hemostasis, retraction, bone reduction, drilling, plate/screw implant
- Prepare tissue grafts
- Insert drains
- Close wounds
- Apply dressing, braces, splints and casts
- Apply ice therapy
- Complete code sheets and return to billing dept.
- Log surgeries
- Other duties as assigned.