Medical surgical staff nurse vs surgical technician

Differences between medical surgical staff nurse and surgical technician duties and responsibilities

Medical surgical staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to a variety of in-patient medical, surgical and telemetry patients.
• Coordinate and provide direct patient care for cardiac/telemetry, surgical, orthopedic, respiratory, geriatric and pain management patients.
• Obtain CPR certification for the first time.
• Assist with patients that have acute active GI bleeding.
• Administer rapid response and cardiac arrest care as a part of resuscitation team.
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Surgical technician example responsibilities.

• Manage sterilization of field during surgical procedures, ensuring cleanliness and sanitation meet organization protocol.
• Function in scrub role in Cardio-Thoracic cases in adult and pediatrics surgeries.
• Experience in on-site and real life crisis situations with patients needing Heimlich maneuver and/or CPR.
• Certify nurse of the operating room, register first assistant, BLS and ACLS certify.
• Operate as part of the anesthesia team by assisting the anesthesiologist and the CRNA before and during routine surgical cases.
• Distribute instruments, sponges, sutures and other supplies to surgeons using aseptic technique and assists in a variety of specialties.
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