Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

About the role

The Certified Surgical Technologist serves as the first scrub in the surgical suite, preparing operating rooms, arranging equipment, and ensuring all essential instrumentation and sterile supplies are ready for surgical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the safe and efficient performance of surgical procedures through compliance with applicable policies, procedures, surgical protocols, and principles of asepsis.
• Prepare surgical operating suites with sterile drapes, sterile solutions, and appropriate sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies.
• Hand required/requested instruments and supplies to the surgeon during surgery while maintaining a sterile field.
• Assist with preparing, transporting, positioning, and draping patients.
• Maintain instruments in an organized manner and monitor/track instrument counts throughout procedures.
• Remain current and competent in knowledge and skills necessary for the role and take initiative to explore new surgical procedures and subjects relating to the surgical patient and operating room environment.
• Precept new and tenured staff and surgical technology students as requested.
• Function as a superuser of selected medical equipment.
• Serve on call for rotating weekends, holidays, and weeknights as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum: LPN scrub or Certified Surgical Technologist graduating from an accredited surgical technology program.
• Preferred: Associate Degree.

Experience

• Minimum: 3–5 years of multispecialty OR experience in the scrub role as LPN or CST.
• Preferred: 5+ years of multispecialty operating room experience in the scrub role as LPN or CST and membership in a national nursing or surgical technology organization.

Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association).