CST Certified Surgical Tech | Operating Room | Full Time | Days

Responsibilities

• Cleans equipment per department/hospital procedures
• Timely case preparation and sterile filed set up ensuring correct instruments and supplies
• Maintains sterile field at all times
• Demonstrates competency in performing surgical tasks: passing supplies, equipment, or instruments; suctioning or sponging an operative site; preparing and cutting suture material; transferring and irrigating with fluid; transferring, without administering, drugs within the sterile field; handling specimens; holding retractors; applying electrocautery to operative site per surgeon’s direction; placing skin staples as surgeon approximates tissue; assisting in counting sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments with an OR circulating RN
• Robotic Safety: Competent in scrubbing all major and minor cases
• Anticipates the needs of the surgical team based on knowledge of human anatomy and pathophysiology relating to the surgical patient and the patient’s surgical procedure
• Demonstrates proper use of the flash sterilizer and documents appropriately
• Inserts Foleys under RN supervision
• Demonstrates the proper use and basic troubleshooting of department equipment
• Demonstrates an understanding of Radiation safety and utilizes protective gear and badge appropriately
• Assists department in meeting its turnovers and patient flow goals
• Demonstrates compliance with all HCAHPS behaviors to allow patients and families to have an excellent hospital experience
• Completes assigned work as scheduled in allotted time frame
• Engages in departmental/hospital committees, PI projects, and educational offerings to peers, mentoring/precepting of new team members
• Attends Staff Meetings, completes all required competencies and mandatory education as assigned
• Seeks training, educational, certification and enhancement in area focus/specialty
• Demonstrates behavior standards that enhance positive interactions with physicians, peers, patients and family members
• Completes other duties as requested/assigned

Requirements

Education: Post High School

Special Training: Surgical Technology Certification required or LPN license

Licensure/Certification/Registration: BLS

Special Skills/Qualifications/Additional Training/Experience Required: Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English