Certified Surgical Tech (CST), The Family Birthplace, PT Nights

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

6d•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 works at a novice to advanced beginner level while completing identified job competencies. The technician maintains patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality; complies with legal aspects of patient care; follows sterilization and contaminated-instrument handling standards; participates in quality improvement activities; and completes required annual education. The position is in The Family Birthplace at Baptist Parkridge Hospital and is a part-time night-shift role. The surgical tech prepares supplies, instruments, and the operating room; assists the surgical team during procedures; helps maintain instrument, needle, and sponge counts; identifies and cares for specimens; and handles drugs and solutions under RN direction. The role also cleans rooms and returns unused supplies and equipment to storage, maintains aseptic technique, supports and trains coworkers as assigned, and completes annual age-specific accountabilities.

Requirements

Successful completion of a Surgical Technology program or Surgical Technologist training in the U.S. Armed Forces, unless qualifying under the stated in-lieu-of provisions.
No previous experience required.
CST certification from NBSTSA; alternatively, TS-C certification from NCCT is accepted only 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 surgical technology education annually.
For the education in-lieu-of provision: remain current with 15 hours of annual surgical technology continuing education and either have been employed as a surgical technologist in South Carolina before January 1, 2008, or have completed a surgical technologist military training program.
Team members employed in this job before July 1, 2020, who are grandfathered under state law and lack certification are not required to obtain certification, but must complete 15 hours annually of continuing surgical technology education.

Responsibilities

Collect supplies and instruments for procedures according to the Surgeon Preference Card.
Prepare the operating room by opening sterile supplies, setting up the table, and arranging instruments and supplies for the case.
Assist the surgical team during operative procedures.
Assist in maintaining 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 terminally clean them at the end of the day.
Return unused supplies, instruments, and extra equipment to proper storage.
Maintain aseptic technique, monitor for situations that could cause breaches, and take action to correct them.
Model Prisma Health behavior expectations.
Assist with coaching, mentoring, and training coworkers as assigned; train and assist with integrating new team members.
Share knowledge, ideas, and expertise to support the team and department.
Complete annual age-specific accountabilities and required hospital education.
Participate in quality improvement activities.
Maintain patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality and comply with legal aspects of patient care.
Perform other duties as assigned.