Certified Surgical Tech - Lead

Forrest City Medical Center•Forrest City, AR

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About The Position

The Certified Surgical Tech - Lead supports specialty surgical procedures and daily operations within Surgical Services. The role serves as a resource for procedures, instrumentation, equipment, implants, and supplies, and partners with the Charge Nurse to ensure cases are prepared, supplies are available, and operating rooms are ready. The position also supports staff onboarding and competency development, maintains surgeon preference cards, and collaborates with clinical and operational partners to improve workflow, efficiency, and patient outcomes. The lead provides mentorship and positive leadership to Surgical Technologists and perioperative staff; assists the Charge Nurse with staffing assignments, relief planning, and operating room resource utilization; and assigns cases to technicians based on individual needs and productivity requirements. The role participates in quality improvement, patient safety, and performance initiatives, and escalates clinical, operational, staffing, or performance concerns to the appropriate leader. Performance expectations include promoting case readiness and efficient surgical operations, supporting surgeon satisfaction and exceptional patient care, fostering teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement, and contributing to service line excellence and departmental goals within Surgical Services.

Requirements

Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification required.
Current BLS certification required.
Demonstrated knowledge of surgical procedures, instrumentation, sterile technique, and perioperative workflows.
Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program preferred.
Minimum three years of Surgical Technologist experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a resource for specialty procedures, instrumentation, equipment, implants, and supplies.
Partner with the Charge Nurse to prepare cases, ensure supplies are available, and ready rooms for scheduled procedures.
Maintain and update surgeon preference cards.
Assist with onboarding, education, and competency development related to specialty service lines.
Collaborate with surgeons, nursing staff, Sterile Processing, Materials Management, vendors, and leadership to support daily operations.
Identify workflow concerns and recommend specialty-specific solutions to improve efficiency, standardization, and patient outcomes.
Assist the Charge Nurse with staffing assignments, relief planning, and operating room resource utilization.
Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and performance initiatives.
Mentor and provide positive leadership to Surgical Technologists and perioperative staff.
Escalate clinical, operational, staffing, or performance concerns to the appropriate leader.
Assign cases to specific technicians based on individual needs and productivity requirements.
Promote case readiness and efficient surgical operations, support surgeon satisfaction and exceptional patient care, foster teamwork and continuous improvement, and contribute to service line excellence and departmental goals.