Certified Surgical Technician OR
About The Position
The Certified Surgical Technician (CST) is responsible for scrubbing, setting up, and assisting in preparation for surgical cases. This includes assessing the need for required instruments, equipment, and supplies, as well as positioning devices and assisting with patient positioning. The CST ensures the operating room is prepared in a timely manner to prevent case delays and does not leave the room until properly relieved. They pull and check cases for needs and completeness, verify equipment functionality before each case, and maintain a sterile field using aseptic technique. The CST also dons appropriate attire, practices proper hand washing, corrects breaks in technique immediately, and cleans the room before the first case of the day. They assist with turning over OR rooms, including setting up equipment, and properly use and document sterilizer use. The CST dons gowns and gloves using proper technique, uses proper prepping technique, and utilizes count sheets appropriately. They perform counts correctly per policy and procedures and follow protocol for incorrect counts. The role requires manual dexterity in handling surgical instruments, passing instruments appropriately, assisting with draping, retracting, and assisting during the procedure. The CST properly applies dressings as instructed and ensures proper collection and labeling of all specimens. They perform proper hand-off of all specimens to the Registered Nurse.
Requirements
- Must be a Certified Surgical Tech
- Min 1 year experience
- Multiple Service line skills (Ortho, Spine, Podiatry, General, ENT, Urology, Robots, Pain, GI)
Nice To Haves
- ASC experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Scrubbing, setting up and assisting in preparation for the case
- Assess need for required instruments, equipment, and supplies
- Assess need for positioning devices and assist with positioning of the patient as needed
- Prepare room in a timely manner to prevent case delays
- Does not leave room until properly relieved
- Pulls/checks cases for needs and completeness
- Checks equipment before case to ensure proper functioning
- Uses aseptic technique
- Wears appropriate attire
- Uses proper hand washing techniques
- Plans and maintains a sterile field
- Corrects breaks in technique immediately
- Wipes room down before 1st case of the day
- Assist with turning over OR rooms to include setting up equipment
- Properly uses and documents sterilizer use
- Dons gowns and gloves using proper technique
- Uses proper prepping technique
- Uses count sheets appropriately
- Performs counts correctly per policy and procedures
- Follows protocol for incorrect count
- Demonstrates manual dexterity in handling, use of surgical instruments
- Passes instruments appropriately
- Assists with draping using proper technique
- Effectively retracts and assists during the procedure
- Properly applies dressings as instructed
- Ensures proper collection and labeling of all specimens
- Performs proper hand off to Registered Nurse of all specimens
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
- Life Insurance
- PTO
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
- And more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
