CST Main Operating Room - Nampa

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) for our Main Operating Room in Nampa, Idaho. Certified Surgical Technicians play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of surgical procedures. Responsibilities encompass a wide range of tasks, all aimed at supporting surgeons and nurses in delivering safe and effective patient care.

Schedule and Pay

This is a full-time benefited position working 40 hours per week for 4 ten-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts. Shift differential is included for evening, weekend, and on-call hours.

Benefits

• Eligible for benefits from day one
• May be eligible for sign-on bonuses and relocation stipends
• Generous PTO (first-year colleagues earn 200 hours/5 weeks of time off)
• Retirement planning and matching
• College savings plans for your family
• Multiple life insurance plans
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition reimbursement and educational opportunities

Requirements

• Certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) by the NBSTSA or as a Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C) by the NCCT is required
• At hire, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required (ACLS and/or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS)
• One year of scrub experience in an acute care hospital setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable)
• Demonstrates compliance with hospital safety policies and procedures
• Demonstrates knowledge of cautery safety (grounding pad and cautery use during procedure)
• Recognizes breaks in aseptic technique and takes immediate corrective action
• Demonstrates equipment checks to assure proper functioning
• Updates and reviews surgeon preference cards
• Able to gown and glove other members of the perioperative "sterile" team
• Able to gown and glove self through use of closed and open method
• Able to independently function in at least one other specialty area
• Anticipates and prioritizes surgeon needs
• Communicates with RN Circulator to obtain needed resources
• Responsible for technical equipment and supplies (e.g., inventory, usage, organization, maintenance in own specialty area)
• Troubleshoots equipment within own specialty to bring to resolution
• Independently manages instrument, sponge, and sharp counts for all procedures in specialty areas and all procedures assigned outside of specialty
• Assists and/or follows direction of the RN Circulator to set up a room and obtain equipment

About Us

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a faith-based ministry and not-for-profit health system serving Idaho, Oregon, and northern Nevada communities. The health system boasts 4 hospitals, 609 licensed beds, and 73 clinic locations. Through innovative technologies, compassionate staff, and healing environments, Saint Alphonsus' goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative, and community-based.

• Top 15 Health Systems in the country by IBM Watson Health
• The region’s most advanced Trauma Center (Level II)
• Commission on Cancer Accredited Program through demonstrating an uncompromising commitment to improving patient survival and quality of life