Certified Surgical Technologist

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.•Raeford, NC

19d

About The Position

Provides assistive patient care in the Operating Room under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role serves pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. A Level II Certified Surgical Technologist has met all Level II criteria, demonstrates leadership, participates in staff education and committees, and serves as a liaison among multidisciplinary team members. The role is considered a campus resource and continually seeks opportunities for service-specific improvement. The position supports surgical procedures, unit operations, professional accountability, and patient-care planning and implementation. The Surgical Technologist must work within scope of practice and is not permitted to perform first-assistant activities, including independent tissue manipulation or handling, cutting, ligating, dissecting tissue, providing hemostasis, or suturing.

Requirements

Graduate of a nationally accredited surgical technology educational program, or graduate of a U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force surgical technology training program.
Hold and maintain Certified Surgical Technologist certification throughout employment.
BCLS.
Communicate effectively with people across a wide range of ages, ethnicities, educational backgrounds, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Demonstrate effective organizational skills and the ability to prioritize accurately and quickly.
Demonstrate computer skills relevant to the service provided.
Maintain clinical and professional competency for age-specific populations and all aspects of surgical technology in perioperative care.
Work within the permitted scope of surgical technology practice; do not perform first-assistant activities such as independent tissue manipulation or handling, cutting, ligating, or dissecting tissue, providing hemostasis, or suturing.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years of operating room experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with the surgical process, including table setups and scrub techniques for complex procedures inside and outside the specialty.
Anticipate required instruments, check equipment, and obtain supplies for upcoming procedures.
Maintain asepsis throughout procedures and identify and correct breaks in technique.
Demonstrate and educate others on anatomy and physiology related to basic and complex procedures.
Demonstrate and educate others on safety practices related to counts, sharps, positioning, specimens, and electrosurgical units; plan education for the peer group.
Contribute to unit operations and identify and make changes to preference lists.
Recognize and participate in quality assurance and improvement activities.
Work in other specialties to broaden knowledge.
Record peer-group competencies.
Plan and teach campus-specific specialty competencies.
Coach the surgical team on universal precautions and monitor, coach, and hold others accountable to the dress code.
Hold peers accountable to departmental objectives.
Complete mandatory requirements, including obtaining 20 continuing education units annually.
Observe patients and alert the surgical team to symptoms, reactions, and changes in condition; coach others to recognize changes in patient status.
Assist the RN with selected patient-care interventions in accordance with policies and procedures, while coaching new members of the surgical team.
Consult physicians and act on preoperative and postoperative needs or requirements within scope of practice.
Complete assigned tasks and proactively seek other departmental needs.
Educate the peer group.