Certified Surgical Tech III

Prime Healthcare•Weslaco, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Tech III prepares sterile supplies and instruments for assigned procedures, maintains the sterile field during cases, and provides surgeons with sterile supplies and instruments. This role is for an employee with more than one year of experience who can independently practice as a primary scrub technician and is proficient across a broad range of surgical specialties and procedures. Knapp Medical Center is a not-for-profit, 227-bed community hospital in Weslaco, Texas, and a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. It serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area and as Weslaco’s Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. The hospital employs more than 450 people and has more than 300 physicians on its medical staff. This is a full-time, night-shift position. A sign-on bonus of $5,000 is available to qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Certified Surgical Tech training program.
Current Certified Surgical Tech (CST) certification upon hire and maintained during employment; non-certified employees hired before December 2014 are exempt.
Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintained.
More than one year of experience and mastery scrubbing minor and major procedures in generalized surgical specialties and the additional procedures listed for the role.
Independent practice as a primary scrub technician.

Responsibilities

Prepare sterile supplies and instruments for each assigned procedure.
Maintain the sterile field during surgical cases.
Provide the surgeon with sterile supplies and instruments during assigned procedures.
Independently practice in the role of primary scrub technician.
Demonstrate proficiency in General Surgery, Urology, cataract procedures, Gynecology, and Hand specialty procedures.
Demonstrate proficiency and skill in basic spine procedures, including laminectomies; Sports Medicine; orthopedic total joints; complicated spinal fusion surgery, including 360 fusions; complicated orthopedic procedures; joint revisions; ACL replacements; rotator cuff repairs; revision knee, hip, and shoulder surgeries; total ankle replacements; total femur replacements; and heart procedures.