Certified Surgical Technician CST

At Willamette Valley Medical Center, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that drives quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In this role, you'll support those in our facilities who interface with and provide care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the sterile field in the operating room, ensuring proper aseptic techniques are utilized to prevent contamination and infection.
• Assist the surgical team as the sterile member who passes instruments, sutures, and sponges during surgery.
• Set up the operating room and organize sterile tables with surgical instruments, equipment, sterile linens, and sterile solutions before an operation.
• Check, adjust, and operate equipment such as sterilizers, lights, suction machines, electrosurgical units, and diagnostic equipment.
• Maintain supply of fluids such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation.
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites; transport and position patients on the table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.
• Scrub hands and arms, and don sterile operating room attire to work within the sterile field and handle sterilized instruments and supplies.
• Anticipate the needs of the surgeon, passing instruments and providing sterile items efficiently.
• Prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis; hold retractors, cut sutures, and apply dressings as directed.
• Clean and restock the operating room.
• Adhere to The Joint Commission (TJC) professional standards and attend hospital in-service training sessions as directed.
• Provide age-appropriate care for all age groups.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduation from a surgical technology program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Schedule

• 4X10s (four 10-hour shifts per week).
• Shift: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
• On-call required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid family leave; a minimum of 10 days of paid time off per year (for full-time employees); and 8 paid holidays per year.
• Financial & Career Growth: Tuition assistance for higher education and certification; loan assistance; 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Pay

$26.95 - $38.80 per hour.

Willamette Valley Medical Center is a 60-bed hospital located in McMinnville, OR, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities across the country.