Surgical Technologist, Labor and Delivery

Northside Hospital•Cumming, GA

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About The Position

The Surgical Technologist handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment needed during surgical procedures and provides technical assistance and support to medical and surgical staff before, during, and after procedures. The role helps ensure patient safety and quality of care, serves multiple surgical service lines, and may involve patients ranging from neonates to geriatric adults. In Labor and Delivery, the role performs patient care activities for people in labor and newborns, assists physicians and nurses during vaginal deliveries, and performs surgical technologist duties for procedures including cesarean deliveries, tubal ligations, and hysterectomies. The role also helps maintain a clean, safe environment and transports patients and newborns as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma, equivalent education (GED), or post-secondary education.
American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
Visual color acuity screening, depending on the role in specific units.
Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program and one year of experience working as a Surgical Technologist; alternatively, three years of full-time employment within the last seven years in an Operating Room setting working as a Surgical Technologist.

Nice To Haves

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), or Technologist in Surgery-Certified (TS-C) certification through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).

Responsibilities

Review supplies and equipment, set up surgical equipment, and prepare patients for surgery.
Position patients, complete surgical skin preps, and drape the sterile field.
Maintain sterile technique, recognize breaks in technique, and take steps to regain sterility.
Organize and pass instruments, supplies, equipment, medications, and solutions; manage surgical specimens; and perform surgical counts with the circulating nurse.
Serve in the first or second scrub role as needed.
Clean operating rooms in preparation for subsequent procedures and transport patients, specimens, and clean or dirty equipment and supplies as necessary.
Follow hospital and departmental safety policies and promptly report equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or injuries and accidents to a supervisor.
When assigned as expeditor, complete case carts at least 30 minutes before the next scheduled case; obtain and deliver instruments for cleaning and sterilizing; and route dirty carts and instruments to the appropriate soiled holding location.
When assigned as expeditor, return unused clean supplies to the appropriate area, obtain additional supplies and equipment, facilitate preference-card changes, ensure supplies and equipment are available, assist with room setup, support rapid room turnover, and return unnecessary equipment to designated storage.
Perform labor-patient care activities including obtaining vital signs and urine specimens, catheterizations, perineal care, surgical skin preps, and assisting with position changes and ambulation.
Provide immediate newborn care, including drying, warming, observation, identification, measurement, eye care, and bathing.
Assemble procedure equipment and supplies using aseptic techniques.
Assist physicians and nurses during vaginal deliveries, including preparing and monitoring patients and operating suction and other equipment.
Perform surgical technologist duties for cesarean deliveries, tubal ligations, and hysterectomies, including setting up the sterile field, passing instruments and surgical items, and performing surgical counts.
Transport patients and newborns to assigned rooms or the nursery.
Maintain a clean, neat, and safe environment by tidying rooms, cleaning equipment, restocking supplies, preparing rooms, and keeping utility rooms, equipment rooms, and hallways neat and clean.
Obtain information as needed to initiate routine admission procedures.