Certified Surgical Tech (CST), Baptist Parkridge, FT Days

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Tech assists patients of all ages before, during, and after surgical procedures by performing scrub duties and related functions as a member of the surgical team. The role is performed at a novice to advanced beginner level while completing identified job competencies. The Surgical Tech maintains patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality; complies with legal aspects of patient care and standards for sterilization and handling sharps or contaminated instruments; participates in quality improvement activities; and completes required annual hospital education. The position prepares supplies, instruments, and the operating room for procedures; assists the surgical team during operations; maintains instrument, needle, and sponge counts; identifies and cares for specimens; and handles drugs and solutions under RN direction. It also cleans rooms between procedures and at the end of the day, maintains aseptic technique, supports and trains coworkers as assigned, and completes annual age-specific accountabilities. This is a non-management role reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

Successful completion of a Surgical Technology program or Surgical Technologist training in the U.S. Armed Forces.
No previous experience required.
CST (Certified Surgical Tech) certification from NBSTSA; alternatively, TS-C (Tech in Surgery) certification from NCCT may be accepted if employed as a surgical tech in South Carolina before January 1, 2008, or if the candidate completed a surgical tech military training program.
Maintain surgical technology certification.
Ability to complete 15 hours of mandatory ST education annually.
In lieu of the education requirement only, be current with mandatory 15 hours of annual ST continuing education and either have been employed as an ST in South Carolina before January 1, 2008, or have completed an ST military training program.

Responsibilities

Prepare for surgical procedures by collecting necessary supplies and instruments according to the Surgeon Preference Card.
Prepare the Operating Room by opening sterile supplies, setting up the table, and arranging instruments and supplies according to the type of case.
Assist the surgical team during operative procedures.
Help maintain correct counts of instruments, needles, and sponges.
Identify and care for specimens.
Handle drugs and solutions under the direction of the RN.
Clean and prepare rooms between procedures and perform terminal cleaning at the end of the day.
Return unused supplies, instruments, and extra equipment to proper storage.
Maintain aseptic techniques, monitor for situations that could lead to breaches, and take action to correct them.
Model Prisma Health behavior expectations and assist with coaching, mentoring, and training coworkers as assigned.
Train and assist with integration of new team members and share knowledge, ideas, and expertise to support the team and department.
Complete annual age-specific accountabilities.
Participate in quality improvement activities and complete required annual hospital education.
Perform other duties as assigned.