Surgical Technologist Certified Labor and Delivery SIGN-ON BONUS!

About the role

Surgical technologists (ST) are allied health professionals who assist in the preparation and care of the surgical patient within the operating room. They collaborate with nursing, anesthesia, and other surgical personnel to ensure a safe and sterile environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares operating room by selecting and opening sterile supplies according to procedure and physician preference card.
• Ensures all sterile equipment and instruments are in good working order prior to the start of the case.
• Passes instruments and provides sterile items to surgeons and assists during procedures, observing sterile techniques and responding to surgeons' needs.
• Checks, mixes, and distributes appropriate fluids and drugs on the sterile field.
• Connects drains and tubing.
• Performs surgical counts in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Aware of and follows AORN Standards and Surgical Services policies & procedures.
• Sponges or suctions operative site, cuts suture material as directed by surgeon.
• Assists with application of sterile dressing of operative site following closure.
• Receives surgical specimens and passes them from the sterile field to the circulating nurse as soon as possible and correctly identifies specimens.
• Assists with turnover of operating room in an effective manner.
• Cleans and reassembles instruments and properly delivers them to the decontamination area.
• Affirms the working order of delicate instrumentation.
• Assists in wrapping sterile items for sterilization when necessary.
• Obtains stock and supplies for operating room.
• Returns equipment to proper location(s).
• Assembles case carts for next working day as needed.
• Assists in transporting patients and securing equipment from other departments as needed.
• Orients students, staff members and other health professionals.
• Participates in presenting specialty surgery educational activities.

Requirements

• Education: Successful completion of a CAAHP accredited training program for Operating Room Technicians. An emphasis on completing basic, intermediate, and advanced procedures in all clinical specialties.
• Certification: NBSTSA or NCCT Certified as a Surgical Technologist.
• Experience: New graduates are accepted. Prior experience preferred.

Skills

• Analytical skills necessary to organize and prepare the operating room according to standard methods and guides.
• Independently scrubs basic and some complex procedures throughout the surgical specialties and possesses a growing knowledge of instrumentation and supplies.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate sterile technique during surgical procedures.
• Demonstrates safe instrument passing and accurate counts according to hospital policy.
• Serves as a clinical resource person to staff and surgeons.
• Exhibits a high level of collaboration with peers in decision making related to surgical patient care.

Benefits

This position is eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Pay

$24.84 - $40.72 per hour

Schedule

Hours vary based on department needs.