Surgical Technologist Intern - CVOR
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the job posting.
Key info:
- Employment Type: Part time
- Shift: Rotating Shift
- Description: long paragraph about SJH, mission, vision, core values.
- Position Summary: Provides technical and clinical support to the perioperative team during a variety of surgical procedures. Performs duties as the primary scrub person by handling instrumentation, supplies and equipment. Anticipates the surgeon and procedural needs. Our Surgical Technologist Assistant internship program is designed to increase Surgical Technologist numbers and recruit new Surgical Technologist’s before graduation. It will be offered to Surgical Technology students interested in working at St. Joseph’s Health. The internship will expose the Surgical Technologist Assistant to real time function of patient care in peri and intraoperative roles. The internship will initiate all hospital prerequisites, then start on departmental roles. The internship positions will allow for flexibility regarding the Surgical Technology Program schedule, and may involve variable shifts, including weekends.
- Education and Training: Be a current Surgical Technology student in good standing and making progress toward completion of program (> 10 months/ prerequisites complete per program director) Initiation of the internship requires an application to St. Joseph’s Health and a letter of recommendation from the Surgical Technology program director, clinical instructor, or the St. Joseph’s Health OR Department Educator stating good standing in an accredited program. Satisfactory program attendance is to be maintained to ensure continuance of internship.
- Special Equipment, Skills or Other Requirements: The Surgical Technologist Assistant will need CPR/BLS certification, be certification eligible as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and eventually maintain CST certification.
- Work Environment and Hazards: This is a clinical setting with exposure Class 1.
- Physical Demands: The intern must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; and will be required to stand for periods of time, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach
- Supervised By: CST Education Coordinator, Registered Nurse, CST Preceptor, OR Coordinator, OR Manager.
- Career Path: This is an accelerated program to initiate hire as a Surgical Technologist at St. Joseph’s Health.
- Performance Criteria: long list of duties.
- Pay Rate: $18.00 Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location
- Also mention: "Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity..." and EEO statement (should be removed as boilerplate). Also "Equal Opportunity Employer" etc should be removed.
We need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
We need to keep substantive info.
We need to decide sections.
Potential sections:
- About the role (maybe mission/vision/core values? Or description of organization). Could be "About the role" includes description of SJH, mission, vision, core values.
- Responsibilities: could be the Performance Criteria list (duties). Also Position Summary maybe.
- Requirements: Education and Training, Special Equipment, Skills or Other Requirements, Work Environment and Hazards, Physical Demands, Supervised By? Actually supervised by is more about reporting.
- Qualifications: maybe Education and Training + Special Equipment etc.
- Skills: maybe CPR/BLS certification, CST eligibility, etc.
- Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. No benefits info. So we should not create Benefits section.
- Pay: we have Pay Rate: $18.00 plus note. So we can include Pay section.
- Schedule: we have Employment Type: Part time, Shift: Rotating Shift, also mention variable shifts including weekends. So we can include Schedule section.
We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". So only include sections with real content.
We need to use for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). No job title given in snippet, but we must not add.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's extract substantive content and format.
First, About the role: Could include description of SJH, mission, vision, core values. Also maybe position summary? But position summary is more about role. Could combine.
Better: "About the role" includes description of SJH, mission, vision, core values, and position summary? However position summary is more about role responsibilities. Might be better to have separate sections: About the role (organization info), Responsibilities (position summary + performance criteria), Requirements (education, training, special equipment, skills, work environment, physical demands, supervised by?), Qualifications (maybe same as requirements). But we need to avoid duplication.
We need to decide a clean structure.
Let's list all substantive info blocks:
1. Organization description: "St. Joseph's Health (SJH) is a leader in cardiac care. A pioneer in prevention, detection and the treatment of heart disease, St. Joseph’s performs more than 1000 open heart procedures per year. Expanded investments in this area include robotic and minimally invasive valve and coronary-artery bypass surgeries. St. Joseph’s is the only hospital in Central New York to provide transcatheter aortic valve replacement for higher-risk patients with aortic stenosis! Two of our surgeons are also certified robotic cardiac surgery proctors (trainers) and have trained many surgeons and programs through the northeast in robotic techniques, including the Cleveland Clinic. Come learn with us and be a part of the best team in CNY!"
2. Mission statement: "We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities."
3. Vision: "To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes."
4. Core Values: "In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are."
5. Position Summary: "Provides technical and clinical support to the perioperative team during a variety of surgical procedures. Performs duties as the primary scrub person by handling instrumentation, supplies and equipment. Anticipates the surgeon and procedural needs. Our Surgical Technologist Assistant internship program is designed to increase Surgical Technologist numbers and recruit new Surgical Technologist’s before graduation. It will be offered to Surgical Technology students interested in working at St. Joseph’s Health. The internship will expose the Surgical Technologist Assistant to real time function of patient care in peri and intraoperative roles. The internship will initiate all hospital prerequisites, then start on departmental roles. The internship positions will allow for flexibility regarding the Surgical Technology Program schedule, and may involve variable shifts, including weekends."
6. Education and Training: "Be a current Surgical Technology student in good standing and making progress toward completion of program (> 10 months/ prerequisites complete per program director) Initiation of the internship requires an application to St. Joseph’s Health and a letter of recommendation from the Surgical Technology program director, clinical instructor, or the St. Joseph’s Health OR Department Educator stating good standing in an accredited program. Satisfactory program attendance is to be maintained to ensure continuance of internship."
7. Special Equipment, Skills or Other Requirements: "The Surgical Technologist Assistant will need CPR/BLS certification, be certification eligible as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and eventually maintain CST certification."
8. Work Environment and Hazards: "This is a clinical setting with exposure Class 1."
9. Physical Demands: "The intern must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; and will be required to stand for periods of time, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach"
10. Supervised By: "CST Education Coordinator, Registered Nurse, CST Preceptor, OR Coordinator, OR Manager."
11. Career Path: "This is an accelerated program to initiate hire as a Surgical Technologist at St. Joseph’s Health."
12. Performance Criteria: long list of duties (multiple sentences). We need to preserve all detail; we can break into bullet list.
Let's extract the Performance Criteria paragraph and split into bullet points.
Performance Criteria text:
"The Surgical Technologist Assistant will work with:Patient Support Technicians with room turnovers, terminal cleaning, patient transport, running for blood.Central Sterile to learn decontamination, scope processing, tray organization, wrapping, sterilization, proper care and handling of sterile items.Learn the layout of CDS and the cardex system of organization to locate sterile items in CDS and in the cores. Learn to pick cases with the CDS system, pick instruments and alternative supplies for case carts.Pair up with CST and be in position to 2nd scrub, always immediately supervised by CST.May be utilized as a second scrub to hold hearts, retractors, cameras, etc.Learn room setup, how to operate and set up OR patient tables, neptunes, operate room lights, communication system.Use experience from central sterile/case picking experience to check cases prior to opening.Initially observe the flow and purpose of the activity of opening an OR for a surgical procedureUnder direct supervision from CST and RN circulator, open sterile CDS packs, sterile instrument trays, peel pack items. Learn to balance classroom theory with real world practice/application.Perform surgical scrub, gown and glove. Perform basic setup skills (drape mayo, organize back table, check tray sterility, perform sponge counts.Demonstrate the ability to receive fluids and meds from circulator RN per hospital policy.Perform in the second scrub position. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of case, instruments. First-scrub basic laparoscopic cases with direct supervision from scrubbed CST. As more time is accrued, the Surgical Technologist Assistant intern will preferably only first scrub cases equivalent to their classroom clinical experience level.Cases that the student participate in, are not to be used in place of program requirements.Upon completion of the internship and hire as a Surgical Technologist at St. Joseph’s Health, the Surgical Technologist Assistant Intern will comply with the Surgical Technologist role in the Operating Room."
We need to split into sensible bullet items. Could break by sentences.
Let's list bullet points:
- Work with Patient Support Technicians for room turnovers, terminal cleaning, patient transport, running for blood.
- Work with Central Sterile to learn decontamination, scope processing, tray organization, wrapping, sterilization, proper care and handling of sterile items.
- Learn the layout of CDS and the cardex system of organization to locate sterile items in CDS and in the cores.
- Learn to pick cases with the CDS system, pick instruments and alternative supplies for case carts.
- Pair up with CST and be in position to 2nd scrub, always immediately supervised by CST.
- May be utilized as a second scrub to hold hearts, retractors, cameras, etc.
- Learn room setup, how to operate and set up OR patient tables, neptunes, operate room lights, communication system.
- Use experience from central sterile/case picking experience to check cases prior to opening.
- Initially observe the flow and purpose of the activity of opening an OR for a surgical procedure.
- Under direct supervision from CST and RN circulator, open sterile CDS packs, sterile instrument trays, peel pack items. Learn to balance classroom theory with real world practice/application.
- Perform surgical scrub, gown and glove.
- Perform basic setup skills (drape mayo, organize back table, check tray sterility, perform sponge counts.
- Demonstrate the ability to receive fluids and meds from circulator RN per hospital policy.
- Perform in the second scrub position. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of case, instruments.
- First-scrub basic laparoscopic cases with
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must not repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). No job title given in snippet, but we must not add. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's extract substantive content and format. First, About the role: Could include description of SJH, mission, vision, core values. Also maybe position summary? But position summary is more about role. Could combine. Better: "About the role" includes description of SJH, mission, vision, core values, and position summary? However position summary is more about role responsibilities. Might be better to have separate sections: About the role (organization info), Responsibilities (position summary + performance criteria), Requirements (education, training, special equipment, skills, work environment, physical demands, supervised by?), Qualifications (maybe same as requirements). But we need to avoid duplication. We need to decide a clean structure. Let's list all substantive info blocks: 1. Organization description: "St. Joseph's Health (SJH) is a leader in cardiac care. A pioneer in prevention, detection and the treatment of heart disease, St. Joseph’s performs more than 1000 open heart procedures per year. Expanded investments in this area include robotic and minimally invasive valve and coronary-artery bypass surgeries. St. Joseph’s is the only hospital in Central New York to provide transcatheter aortic valve replacement for higher-risk patients with aortic stenosis! Two of our surgeons are also certified robotic cardiac surgery proctors (trainers) and have trained many surgeons and programs through the northeast in robotic techniques, including the Cleveland Clinic. Come learn with us and be a part of the best team in CNY!" 2. Mission statement: "We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities." 3. Vision: "To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes." 4. Core Values: "In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are." 5. Position Summary: "Provides technical and clinical support to the perioperative team during a variety of surgical procedures. Performs duties as the primary scrub person by handling instrumentation, supplies and equipment. Anticipates the surgeon and procedural needs. Our Surgical Technologist Assistant internship program is designed to increase Surgical Technologist numbers and recruit new Surgical Technologist’s before graduation. It will be offered to Surgical Technology students interested in working at St. Joseph’s Health. The internship will expose the Surgical Technologist Assistant to real time function of patient care in peri and intraoperative roles. The internship will initiate all hospital prerequisites, then start on departmental roles. The internship positions will allow for flexibility regarding the Surgical Technology Program schedule, and may involve variable shifts, including weekends." 6. Education and Training: "Be a current Surgical Technology student in good standing and making progress toward completion of program (> 10 months/ prerequisites complete per program director) Initiation of the internship requires an application to St. Joseph’s Health and a letter of recommendation from the Surgical Technology program director, clinical instructor, or the St. Joseph’s Health OR Department Educator stating good standing in an accredited program. Satisfactory program attendance is to be maintained to ensure continuance of internship." 7. Special Equipment, Skills or Other Requirements: "The Surgical Technologist Assistant will need CPR/BLS certification, be certification eligible as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and eventually maintain CST certification." 8. Work Environment and Hazards: "This is a clinical setting with exposure Class 1." 9. Physical Demands: "The intern must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; and will be required to stand for periods of time, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach" 10. Supervised By: "CST Education Coordinator, Registered Nurse, CST Preceptor, OR Coordinator, OR Manager." 11. Career Path: "This is an accelerated program to initiate hire as a Surgical Technologist at St. Joseph’s Health." 12. Performance Criteria: long list of duties (multiple sentences). We need to preserve all detail; we can break into bullet list. Let's extract the Performance Criteria paragraph and split into bullet points. Performance Criteria text: "The Surgical Technologist Assistant will work with:Patient Support Technicians with room turnovers, terminal cleaning, patient transport, running for blood.Central Sterile to learn decontamination, scope processing, tray organization, wrapping, sterilization, proper care and handling of sterile items.Learn the layout of CDS and the cardex system of organization to locate sterile items in CDS and in the cores. Learn to pick cases with the CDS system, pick instruments and alternative supplies for case carts.Pair up with CST and be in position to 2nd scrub, always immediately supervised by CST.May be utilized as a second scrub to hold hearts, retractors, cameras, etc.Learn room setup, how to operate and set up OR patient tables, neptunes, operate room lights, communication system.Use experience from central sterile/case picking experience to check cases prior to opening.Initially observe the flow and purpose of the activity of opening an OR for a surgical procedureUnder direct supervision from CST and RN circulator, open sterile CDS packs, sterile instrument trays, peel pack items. Learn to balance classroom theory with real world practice/application.Perform surgical scrub, gown and glove. Perform basic setup skills (drape mayo, organize back table, check tray sterility, perform sponge counts.Demonstrate the ability to receive fluids and meds from circulator RN per hospital policy.Perform in the second scrub position. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of case, instruments. First-scrub basic laparoscopic cases with direct supervision from scrubbed CST. As more time is accrued, the Surgical Technologist Assistant intern will preferably only first scrub cases equivalent to their classroom clinical experience level.Cases that the student participate in, are not to be used in place of program requirements.Upon completion of the internship and hire as a Surgical Technologist at St. Joseph’s Health, the Surgical Technologist Assistant Intern will comply with the Surgical Technologist role in the Operating Room." We need to split into sensible bullet items. Could break by sentences. Let's list bullet points: - Work with Patient Support Technicians for room turnovers, terminal cleaning, patient transport, running for blood. - Work with Central Sterile to learn decontamination, scope processing, tray organization, wrapping, sterilization, proper care and handling of sterile items. - Learn the layout of CDS and the cardex system of organization to locate sterile items in CDS and in the cores. - Learn to pick cases with the CDS system, pick instruments and alternative supplies for case carts. - Pair up with CST and be in position to 2nd scrub, always immediately supervised by CST. - May be utilized as a second scrub to hold hearts, retractors, cameras, etc. - Learn room setup, how to operate and set up OR patient tables, neptunes, operate room lights, communication system. - Use experience from central sterile/case picking experience to check cases prior to opening. - Initially observe the flow and purpose of the activity of opening an OR for a surgical procedure. - Under direct supervision from CST and RN circulator, open sterile CDS packs, sterile instrument trays, peel pack items. Learn to balance classroom theory with real world practice/application. - Perform surgical scrub, gown and glove. - Perform basic setup skills (drape mayo, organize back table, check tray sterility, perform sponge counts. - Demonstrate the ability to receive fluids and meds from circulator RN per hospital policy. - Perform in the second scrub position. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of case, instruments. - First-scrub basic laparoscopic cases with