Certified Surgery Technologist
About The Position
The surgical technologist is responsible for preparing the operating suite for surgical procedures. They are to set the instruments, supplies and equipment up for the surgical procedure in a sterile fashion. They are to assist the surgeon in the surgical procedure. They are to recognize a break in sterile technique and correct it. The surgical technologist is responsible for providing comfort to the patient. They also clean the OR after a procedure, position the patients, clean and sterilize instruments, pull supplies and instruments, put unused supplies and instruments away. The CST will take call on one holiday in a rotation a year and assist in covering call team vacations when needed.
Requirements
- Certified Surgery Tech (CST)
- Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology.
- Certification is mandatory for any new hire after 2009.
- Basic Life Support (CPR).
- Mandatory Continuing Education: Customer Service, Fire and Safety, Corporate Compliance (including Confidentiality), Infection Control, and education required by regulatory, accreditation bodies, scope of practice, and/or Hancock Regional Hospital.
- Assist ambulatory patients independently
- Lift up to 50lbs. independently and for weights greater than 50lbs. must use mechanical device or team lifting.
- Push/Pull patients of up to 250lbs. in a wheeled device and for weights greater than 250 lbs. must use team assistance.
- Push and pull wheeled equipment requiring a force up to 10 lbs. (feeding pumps, ventilators, IV poles, bipap machines)
- Squatting and bending at waist to reach under beds, repetitive crouching as needed.
Responsibilities
- Prepare operating suite; i.e.; supplies, equipment, and instruments.
- Maintain a sterile field Assist and support the physician before, during and after the procedure.
- Assist the RN preparing for the procedure.
- Assist in positioning the patient.
- Pull supplies and instruments for future cases.
- Help transport and move the patient.
- Follows universal precautions.
- Runs the autoclave and knows the use of sterilizing equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Ambulatory Health Care Services
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
