Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), Outpatient Surgery-Northeast, FT Days
About The Position
The Certified Surgical Technologist 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 at a novice to advanced beginner level while completing identified job competencies. The role maintains patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality; complies with legal aspects of patient care and standards for sterilization and handling sharps or contaminated instruments; participates in quality improvement activities; and completes hospital-required annual education. The position prepares supplies, instruments, and the operating room for procedures; assists the surgical team during operations; helps maintain instrument, needle, and sponge counts; identifies and cares for specimens; and handles drugs and solutions under the RN’s direction. It also cleans rooms between procedures and at the end of the day, returns unused items to storage, maintains aseptic technique, and supports coworkers through coaching, mentoring, training, and onboarding assistance as assigned. The role completes annual age-specific accountabilities and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Successful completion of a Surgical Technology program or Surgical Technologist training in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- No previous experience required.
- CST (Certified Surgical Tech) certification through NBSTSA; TS-C (Tech in Surgery) certification through NCCT may be accepted if employed as a surgical tech in South Carolina before January 1, 2008, or if the applicant completed a surgical tech military training program.
- Maintain surgical technology certification.
- Ability to complete 15 hours of mandatory surgical technology education annually.
- In lieu of the education requirement only: remain current with 15 hours of mandatory annual ST continuing education and either have been employed as an ST in South Carolina before January 1, 2008, or have completed a ST military training program.
- Team members employed in this job before July 1, 2020, who are grandfathered under state law without surgical tech certification are not required to obtain certification but must complete 15 hours of annual continuing ST education.
Responsibilities
- Collect supplies and instruments for surgical procedures according to the Surgeon Preference Card.
- Prepare the operating room by opening sterile supplies and arranging the table, instruments, and supplies according to the type of 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 perform terminal cleaning at the end of the day.
- Return unused supplies, instruments, and extra equipment to proper storage.
- Maintain aseptic technique, monitor for potential breaches, and take corrective action.
- Model Prisma Health behavior expectations and assist with coaching, mentoring, training, and integrating new team members as assigned.
- Share knowledge, ideas, and expertise to support the team and department.
- Complete annual age-specific accountabilities and hospital-required annual education.
- Participate in quality improvement activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Bonus-eligible; details are available through the employer’s linked bonus information.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
