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Health Technician (Surgical)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Posted 99 days ago
On-site Naval Medical Center $58K – $75K Apply by Jul 7, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Trades
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About the Position: This position is located with Director of Surgery, Ophthalmology Department at Naval Medical Center San Diego. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
What You'll Do
- →Transport patients from hospital units to the Operating Room assuring safe transportation of the patient.
- →Screen patient prior to transport to ensure per-operative medications have been given, jewelry, dentures and any prosthetic devices have been removed.
- →Position or assist positioning patient and draping the patient for the specific procedure.
- →Secures patient as required.
- →Follow pre-operative nursing care plan in preparing patient and Operating Room.
- →Scrub technician, select, assemble, and organize required supplies, equipment, and instruments for specific surgical procedure in accordance with operative work sheets, physician preference cards and/or conferring with physicians or charge nurse.
- →Hand instruments to the surgeon during the procedure by anticipating the surgeon's needs.
- →Maintain alertness for complications developing during surgery such as hemorrhage, shock and cardiac arrest and immediately supplies instruments, drugs, and supplies to correct the condition.
- →As a circulator, obtains sterile supplies, sutures, dressings, linens, etc., for the specific procedure.
- →Assist anesthetist during induction and throughout surgical procedure.
- →Obtain supplies needed during surgery such as blood, drugs, solutions, instruments, and additional sterile supplies.
- →Prepare specimens for laboratory; properly labels specimens; takes specimens to the laboratory; records designated data on patient log, documents appropriate information in intraoperative nursing record.
- →Clean operating room after surgery, removes and disposes of soiled and/or contaminated materials; changes linen; washes, disassembles, sterilizes, and reassembles instruments.
Requirements
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6affafb9-50f3-4047-80e1-c4a2a8a1324d
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