Surgical Technician – First Assist CVOR

Employment Type: Full time, Day Shift

About the Role

Saint Joseph Health System offers Daily Pay: Work Today, Get Paid Today!

At Saint Joseph Health System, our values give us strength. That character guides every decision we make—even when those decisions are complicated, costly, or hard. We honor our mission to care for every man, woman, and child who needs us by investing in technology, people, and capabilities that allow us to set the standard for quality care.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement for all full and part-time colleagues effective first day of employment
• Benefits starting day one (including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life, STD/LTD, etc.)
• Retirement savings account with employer match
• Generous paid time off program + 7 paid holidays
• Colleague well-being resources
• No mandatory overtime
• Employee referral incentive program
• State-of-the-art equipment, unlimited CEUs, and a supportive team approach

Responsibilities

• Actively demonstrates the organization’s mission and core values and conducts oneself at all times in a manner consistent with these values.
• Knows and adheres to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety, and medical information.
• Preoperative: Facilitates the safe positioning of the patient according to the surgeon's preference, patient's anatomical and physiological limits, and surgical procedure to be performed. May conduct a preoperative introduction visit to assess the surgical site. Assists circulator and anesthesia provider in preparation of the patient, including but not limited to: Foley catheter placement, tourniquet application, placement of intravenous catheters, cricoid pressure application, and other procedures as needed.
• Intraoperative: Performs specific tasks according to individual surgeon preference utilizing appropriate techniques, including but not limited to:
  • Incision and layered closure of surgical sites
  • Providing exposure and achieving hemostasis by means of injection, manual and topical methods, and application of appropriate energy sources
  • Manipulation and dissection/removal of tissues
  • Aiding in implanting, securing, and/or removal of devices and drains
  • Applying appropriate dressing material specific to the procedure
• Postoperative: Applies specific dressing materials such as splints or casts, assesses skin integrity, assists in transfer of the patient, and follows the patient to recovery if needed or directed by the surgeon.
• Specialty Procedures: Performs, under surgeon supervision, other procedures including but not limited to vein and graft harvesting and graft and implant preparation (with appropriate training).
• Practices performance improvement standards and promotes staff participation in PI activities.
• Evaluates the patient’s response to care delivered and the level of outcome achievement.
• Applies theoretical knowledge of asepsis, wound healing, infectious disease processes, surgical anatomy and physiology, safety issues, and operative techniques for surgical procedures on which he/she assists.
• Performs additional duties as delegated by the surgeon or facility in cooperation with state and local policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or as workload or staffing variations require.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited surgical assisting program
• CSFA, CSA, or SA-C certification required
• 2 years in operating room as a surgical technologist or current certification
• Experience independently harvesting leg veins preferred

About Us

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.