Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), FT, Variable

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Technologist assists in the care of 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 required annual hospital education. The position prepares operating rooms, supplies, and instruments for procedures; assists the surgical team during operations; maintains counts of instruments, needles, and sponges; identifies and cares for specimens; and handles drugs and solutions under an RN’s direction. It also cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and at the end of the day, returns unused supplies and equipment to storage, and monitors and corrects potential breaches in aseptic technique. The technologist models Prisma Health behavior expectations and may coach, mentor, train, or assist in integrating coworkers and new team members. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

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 from NBSTSA; alternatively, TS-C (Tech in Surgery) certification from NCCT may be accepted if employed as a surgical tech in South Carolina before January 1, 2008, or after completing 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: be current with mandatory 15 annual hours of 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, without surgical tech certification who are grandfathered under state law are not required to obtain certification, but must complete 15 hours annually of continuing surgical technology education.

Responsibilities

Prepare for surgical procedures by collecting supplies and instruments according to the Surgeon Preference Card.
Prepare the operating room by opening sterile supplies and arranging the table, instruments, and supplies for 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 terminally clean them 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 action to correct them.
Model Prisma Health behavior expectations.
Assist with coaching, mentoring, and training coworkers as assigned, and support integration of new team members.
Share knowledge, ideas, and expertise to support the team and department.
Complete annual age-specific accountabilities and required annual education.
Participate in quality improvement activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.