Job Summary: Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or physician and in accordance with the legal scope of competency and within established standards of care, policies and procedures: assists the physician during surgical procedures by performing scrub duties. Essential Responsibilities: • The Certified Surgical Technician demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors. • Leadership: • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws. • Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude. • Identifies and supports new ideas. • Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes. • Participates in problem identification and resolution in collaboration with the Registered Nurse. • Prioritizes work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities and notifies Registered Nurse if unable to complete assignments. • Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice. • Nursing Process: • Correctly identifies patient and scheduled procedure. • Performs patient care activities, within the scope of competency, considering age-related needs of the patient as assigned. Reports unusual findings to the Registered Nurse. • Collects data and provides information in a timely manner to the registered Nurse which may assist within the revision of the plan of care. • Discharge barriers are discussed with the Registered Nurse and intervention taken as directed. • Clinical Outcomes: • Applies standard precautions; keeps a safe environment for self and others. • Observes patient/family conditions and reports to Registered Nurse sudden changes or unusual findings. • Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing by completion of departmental competency validation. • Transports patients, equipment, supplies, and specimens throughout the medical center utilizing proper body mechanics. • Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, measuring/monitoring, assessing and improving. • Assembles and ensures all equipment/supplies/instruments are appropriate, available, calibrated, and adjusted, in working order, sterilized per protocol and organized for upcoming procedure. • Sets up and organizes room. • Performs scrub role (e.g., anticipates surgeons needs, pass instruments, cut sutures, hold retractors, obtain/process tissue samples) according to standard. • Assists physician within scope of competency. • Assists with transfer, transport, and stabilization of patient within the scope of competency. • Cleans instruments, containers, and equipment according to established guidelines and reassembles packs, prepares for sterilization and/or returns to Central Processing. • Operates sterilization equipment. • Operates equipment safely and reports defective equipment upon discovery. • Cleans, lubricates, and performs preventive maintenance. • Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently. • Customer Service: • Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specific department. • Anticipates the customers desires, takes proactive steps to meet those needs by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved. • Assists members who are less than satisfied with their experience by listening and taking responsibility within their scope to ensure that the issue is resolved. • Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests. • Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, gives patients and their significant others the information needed within their scope of competency. • Maintains and protects patient confidentiality. • Assures a clean, orderly and functional work environment. • Team Commitment: • Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others. • Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance. • Takes accountability for own actions and accepts constructive criticism. • Assists others unfamiliar to the department. • Attends all mandatory meetings and inservices, a minimum of 50% of staff meetings, and actively participates in other departmental professional development (Requirement may vary for per diem staff). • Participates with the assessment of current and future unit learning needs and development of annual educational plan. • Keeps self-informed of activities on the unit and makes recommendation for change. • Adheres to Regional Attendance Policy. • Reports to assigned area promptly, being present and available for report at beginning of assigned shift. • Minimizes personal phone call time. • Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment. • Fiscal Responsibility: • Organizes work to minimize the use of overtime. • Identifies and assists in systems improvement that need simplification or correction. • Utilizes payroll and non- payroll resources to their maximum potential.