What do surgical techs do?
It is also important to note that surgical techs have no direct contact with patients. They do not dispense medications. They help prepare an operating room for a surgery and are there to assist the surgical team. Q: Did you fire this employee because of all of this? A: We fired the employee before we knew about the hepatitis C cases. The surgical tech in this case was fired when she tested positive for narcotics. Q: Did you check the background of this employee before that person was hired? A: Our first responsibility is the safety of our patients. We carefully review the backgrounds of all of our employees, including job certifications and licensures, criminal background, work history and references, among other things. There was nothing in this employee’s background that was cause for concern based on where she said she’d lived and worked previously. Q: What did you do after you fired the employee? Did you report this person? A: At the time of termination in April 2009, Rose Medical
