Certified Surgical Technician
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 member of the surgical team who supports complex surgical procedures, promotes operating room efficiency, and serves as a clinical resource for surgical staff. The CST III leads case preparation, supports surgeons while maintaining a sterile field and anticipating procedural needs, mentors surgical technologists, and promotes patient safety, infection control, and regulatory compliance. This per diem position provides support for complex and specialty cases. The CST III prepares operating rooms and ensures specialized instruments, implants, and equipment are available; provides advanced intraoperative support; manages counts and case documentation; and assists with training and competency development for other surgical technologists.
Requirements
- Graduate of a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) training program.
- Certified Surgical Tech (CST) certification required upon hire and maintained during employment.
- Current BLS from the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire and maintained.
- Experience and mastery scrubbing minor and major procedures in General, Urology, Eye (cataracts), Gynecology, and Hand specialties.
- Proficiency and skill in basic spine procedures, including laminectomies; Sports Medicine; Orthopedic Total Joints; complicated spinal fusion surgery, including 360; and complicated orthopedics, including Sports Medicine, Total Joints, and Joint Revisions.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex and specialty surgical procedures as a surgical technologist, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to staff.
- Model best practices in sterile technique and patient safety.
- Coordinate and prepare operating rooms for specialized procedures, ensuring advanced instrumentation, 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.
- Ensure 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 and assist with competency development.
- Serve as a resource for clinical questions, specialty techniques, and equipment use.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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