Surgical Technologist - CST - OR - Float Pool - Gainesville Barrow Braselton - Full Time - 7:00 am - 5:30 pm

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

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About The Position

The Surgical Technologist functions in a scrub role in the Operating Rooms and performs other duties as assigned under the direction of a Registered Nurse. The role supports surgical patients from infancy through geriatric age, follows population-specific clinical guidelines, and adheres to National Patient Safety Goals and hospital policies and procedures. The technologist prepares and maintains the sterile field, instruments, and supplies; assists with surgical procedures and specimen collection; monitors equipment and patient positioning; and helps ensure safe, efficient case turnover and room operations. The position also includes routine cleanup, special assignments, and precepting new staff as assigned. The schedule is 7:00 am–5:30 pm, with a 10-hour morning-to-afternoon work shift. The position requires call availability within 30 minutes or less, overtime, call changes, and holiday coverage as required.

Requirements

Certification in surgical technology.
High school diploma or certified equivalent.
Graduation from a formal surgical technology program.
New graduate of a surgical technologist program or experienced surgical technologist.
Demonstrated effective time management in completing patient case assignments with appropriate turnover average.
Competency and skill proficiency in preparing and assisting with patients undergoing surgical procedures and in specimen collection.
Competency and skill proficiency in operating patient-care equipment.
Ability to meet overtime, call-change, and holiday-coverage requirements and be available within 30 minutes or less when assigned call.
Ability to read, write, reason, talk, and use a keyboard.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree.

Responsibilities

Function as a scrub person in the Operating Rooms and perform other assigned duties under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
Set up cases with the proper instrumentation and supplies before the case begins.
Follow hospital hand-asepsis policy and demonstrate competency as a certified scrub technologist.
Perform accurate sponge, needle, and instrument counts with the RN circulator according to hospital policy.
Maintain an organized sterile field, monitor its integrity, keep instrumentation free from bioburden, and return instruments safely to the correct trays.
Prepare specimens accurately and communicate with the registered nurse.
Assist with room monitoring of equipment, temperature, and humidity, and notify the circulating nurse when issues require escalation.
Monitor patient positioning during the intra-operative phase to ensure proper body alignment.
Precept new staff as assigned and demonstrate sound clinical and positive interpersonal skills.
Follow infection-control practices and safety policies and procedures.
Manage time effectively and support safe, rapid case turnover by assisting with cleanup and setup for the next case.
Accurately report supplies used for proper charging and report problems or necessary changes to the supervisor.
Meet overtime, call-change, and holiday-coverage requirements; accept assigned call and remain available within 30 minutes or less.
Perform routine tasks and special assignments that contribute to Operating Room efficiency.
Assist with daily cleanup of rooms, the workroom, and the central core.