Certified Surgical Tech (CST) - Operating Room - Days

VCU Health•Tappahannock, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Surgical Services consists of 3 operating room suites, 1 Endoscopy suite (2 rooms), 1 Pain Procedure Room, 8 bed Pre-op, and 3 bed PACU. The Operating Room delivers quality patient care to both inpatients and outpatients. Surgical services is an outpatient department but can manage urgent and emergent cases 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Procedure types performed include but not limited to Orthopedics, Laparoscopy, General surgery, Vascular, Urology, and Podiatry. Surgical services skill mix includes RNs, LPN’s, surgical technologists, attendants, specialty area technicians, sterile processing, materiel management tech, and support staff such as schedulers. Although most patients are adults, we provide care for all ages of the continuum-from the adolescent to the geriatric. Surgical Services has a very supportive and team-oriented culture to ensure we provide the best quality care to patients.

Requirements

Registered by the State Board of Medicine and Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C) or Certified Operating Room or Surgical Technician (CORST) certification.
Registration by the Virginia State Board of Medicine, Current AHA, BLS, HCP Certification Current CST; TS-C or CORST required.
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology Program or military training program or Licensed Practical Nursing Program or Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program (RN Interns Only).

Nice To Haves

0-2 years experience as a surgical technologist.
Experience working in an acute care setting as a nursing assistant or aide, if no surgical technologist experience.

Responsibilities

Sets up sterile field, gathers supplies for surgical cases, based on knowledge of instruments and equipment to be used.
May pass instruments to surgeons.
Performs count procedures per policy during surgical cases.
Functions under the direction of RN or independent practitioner in providing indirect patient care, emotional support and problem solving, all in accordance with hospital, nursing and unit policies and procedures.
Requires prior approval or guidance from supervisor for time/schedule changes, legal issues, direct care which deviates from the standard and identification of educational resources to meet developmental needs.
Job duties may include the handling, transportation, access to and/or contact with medications and related supplies.
Takes call for routine cases after completing probationary period.