Health Technician (Operating Room/Surgical)

About the Position: This position is located at the Army Community Hospital, WINN, Fort Stewart, GA. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Provide support for surgical procedures ranging from routine to complex, high risk or trauma cases which includes positioning and sterile draping the patient and passing instruments during procedures.

Clean operating room after surgical procedure, determine appropriate method and perform decontamination, restock supplies, and maintain and file requisitions for inventory.

Select, assemble and organize required supplies for specific surgical procedure in accordance with operative work sheets, physician preference card and/or conferring with physician or charge nurse.

Conduct sponge, instrument, and sharp counts at appropriate times, measure blood/fluid loss, and receive and prepare specimens, following appropriate procedures for fresh/frozen disposition.

Orient and train new civilian and military employees, OR nursing students, and OR technologist students, explain surgical procedures, and explain use of surgical instruments and equipment, sterilization techniques, and aseptic procedures.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.