CST/Surgical Technician: PT 7a-3:30p

Firelands Health Careers•Sandusky, OH

About The Position

The CST/Surgical Technician supports surgical procedures by preparing instruments, equipment, supplies, and the operating room; applying aseptic and infection-control principles; and assisting with appropriate preparation and conclusion of cases. The role requires knowledge of surgical techniques, anatomy and physiology as they relate to procedures, and sterilization methods for specialized equipment. The technician helps maintain a safe, professional, and efficient environment for surgical patients, responds effectively in stressful or emergent situations, and takes initiative to learn about new procedures and operating-room technology. This is a 28-hour-per-week position with a stated schedule of 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with flexibility and call. Firelands Health is a locally managed, not-for-profit healthcare facility serving the Sandusky Bay region.

Requirements

Graduate of a two-year accredited program or equivalent training in Surgical Technology.
BCLS certification.
Certification of competency through the national examination administered by the Liaison Council on Certification, the certifying body of the Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc.; applicants not certified at hire must be eligible at hire and obtain certification by their first anniversary.
Maintain certification according to Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc. requirements.
For a First Assisting role, completion of an approved program for surgical technologists in the first-assisting role.
Ability to understand instructions and communicate effectively in written and oral form.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge of surgical techniques and the step-by-step processes for routine and special procedures.
Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology to the operative procedures being supported.
Use aseptic technique and infection-control principles to provide safe patient care.
Differentiate sterilization methods for specialized equipment and instruments.
Prepare and understand the specific uses of instruments, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures.
Demonstrate dexterity in the use of surgical instruments.
Prepare for and conclude surgical procedures, including ensuring surgeon preference-card items are in the operating room, opening supplies, scrubbing in time to prepare the case, assisting the circulator as needed, cleaning the room after the case, and returning items to their proper locations.
Provide a safe, professional, and efficient environment for surgical patients, taking appropriate preventive and corrective action.
Perform efficiently in stressful and emergent situations.
Take initiative to inquire about and explore new surgical procedures and technology related to the operating room and surgical patients.