1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:06,969 --> 00:00:09,680 The surgical techs role . We're not the 3 00:00:09,689 --> 00:00:11,890 surgeon , the there's still a surgeon 4 00:00:11,899 --> 00:00:14,066 there doing the surgery . We are there 5 00:00:14,066 --> 00:00:17,090 to assist in any way that we can . We 6 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:20,739 do it all . We , we rotate periodically 7 00:00:20,940 --> 00:00:23,051 and we do everything from pairing all 8 00:00:23,051 --> 00:00:25,750 of the cases to scrubbing all the cases , 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,760 to washing all the instruments from 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,590 these cases . It's a three jobs in one 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,560 if not more . Our focus for our mission 12 00:00:33,569 --> 00:00:36,590 is to have deployment ready airmen . 13 00:00:36,599 --> 00:00:39,229 But while we're stateside provide 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,549 excellent care for our patients just 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,020 because they're not awake to see our 16 00:00:44,029 --> 00:00:45,918 work doesn't mean that it doesn't 17 00:00:45,918 --> 00:00:49,139 affect them every day . I expect their 18 00:00:49,150 --> 00:00:52,959 best . I expect them to understand that 19 00:00:52,970 --> 00:00:55,248 they have to do what the patient needs . 20 00:00:55,248 --> 00:00:57,081 They have to do what the mission 21 00:00:57,081 --> 00:00:59,303 requires and , and I know as a leader , 22 00:00:59,303 --> 00:01:01,581 I try to give them grace every day . I , 23 00:01:01,581 --> 00:01:03,803 I'm probably harder on myself than I'll 24 00:01:03,803 --> 00:01:05,859 ever be on them . Um But I do expect 25 00:01:05,859 --> 00:01:09,360 them to give me the same care 26 00:01:09,730 --> 00:01:12,290 um towards their patients , whether 27 00:01:12,300 --> 00:01:14,589 they're 100% or whether they're 50% . 28 00:01:14,919 --> 00:01:17,069 That's the bare minimum that our 29 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:20,980 patients deserve . Our job is very 30 00:01:20,989 --> 00:01:23,110 demanding , but I've learned to be 31 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,199 resilient in the face of adversity , 32 00:01:25,209 --> 00:01:27,260 whether it's personal or it's 33 00:01:27,269 --> 00:01:29,690 operational . Resiliency goes a long 34 00:01:29,699 --> 00:01:31,921 way and it can keep the mission going , 35 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,056 but you can't keep the mission going 36 00:01:34,056 --> 00:01:36,167 without the human body going . And so 37 00:01:36,167 --> 00:01:38,111 that resiliency plays into both of 38 00:01:38,111 --> 00:01:40,111 those . I'm really passionate about 39 00:01:40,111 --> 00:01:42,278 this job as a surgical technician , as 40 00:01:42,278 --> 00:01:44,167 a sterile processing technician , 41 00:01:44,167 --> 00:01:46,000 because we act in many different 42 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,250 aspects . Sometimes it'll grind your 43 00:01:48,260 --> 00:01:50,371 gears down to the , to the bone , but 44 00:01:50,371 --> 00:01:53,019 it's phenomenal to see the community 45 00:01:53,029 --> 00:01:55,160 that works within this operating room .