Certified Surgical Technician

Dallas Medical Center • Farmers Branch, TX

69d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Technologist III (CST III), also referred to as a Surgical Tech III, OR Tech III, or Scrub Tech III, is an advanced surgical team member who supports highly complex surgical procedures, promotes operating room efficiency, and serves as a clinical resource for surgical staff. The role leads advanced case preparation, assists surgeons by maintaining the sterile field and anticipating procedural needs, mentors surgical technologists, and promotes patient safety, infection control, and regulatory compliance. This position is per diem (PD/PRN) as needed at Dallas Medical Center in Farmers Branch, Texas. The listed shift is days, with variable shifts and hours.

The CST III leads sterile preparation and serves as the primary scrub for complex surgical cases. The role provides advanced technical support to surgeons and helps ensure safe, efficient operating room performance.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) training program.
• Certified Surgical Tech (CST) certification required upon hire and maintained during employment.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) required upon hire and maintained.
• Experience and mastery scrubbing minor and major procedures in general surgery, urology, cataracts, gynecology, and hand specialty.
• Demonstrated proficiency and skill in basic spine procedures, including laminectomies; sports medicine; orthopedic total joints; complicated spinal fusion surgery, including 360 procedures; and complicated orthopedic procedures, including sports medicine, total joints, and joint revisions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead surgical technologist for complex and specialty procedures, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise while modeling sterile technique and patient safety.
• Coordinate and prepare operating rooms for specialized procedures, ensuring advanced instruments, implants, and equipment are available and anticipating surgeon preferences and procedural needs.
• Provide intraoperative support by passing instruments, maintaining sterile technique, anticipating procedural steps, and troubleshooting equipment or supply issues.
• Perform accurate counts of sponges, needles, instruments, and implants; support implant documentation, specimen handling, and case tracking in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Support onboarding and training of new surgical technologists, assist with competency development, and serve as a resource for clinical questions, specialty techniques, and equipment use.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed