Operating Room Technician

SOSi is seeking an Operating Room Technician to join a large medical support services program in Iraq supporting our U.S. Government customer. The Operating Room Technician will facilitate performing necessary tasks for scrub role using technical skills.

• Performs necessary tasks for scrub role using technical skills.
• Assists Anesthetist with patient positioning.
• Assures patient/personal safety by maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Assembles, wraps and sterilizes instrument sets as necessary.
• Disinfects, decontaminates, and sterilizes of the surgical instruments.
• Ensures proper instrumentation for each procedure and follows all principles of sterile technique.
• Loads operations of the Stream Sterilizer.
• Participates in all counts (instruments, sponges, sharps, etc.) as necessary.

• Required and able to obtain Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT).

• Graduate from an accredited surgical technician program with two years of experience or have the military equivalent training course with Certificate of Completion (i.e. 68D, HM8483, 4N1x1).

• Two years of experience as a Surgical Technician is required.

• Technician who has completed certification testing by the Association of Surgical Technologists is desirable.

• Maintain current certification in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

• All health care providers and medical support staff must have recent clinical experience in patient care for at least six months out of the past year.