Surgical Technologist - Labor and Delivery

About the role

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast and is dedicated to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care.

Responsibilities

• Assist in surgical procedures under the supervision of surgeons and registered nurses
• Maintain a sterile field
• Check supplies and equipment, set up sterile tables, perform appropriate counts, drape the sterile field, pass instruments to the surgeon, and assist during the procedure
• Prepare sterile dressings and clean instruments for terminal sterilization
• Support the Labor and Delivery team, assisting in deliveries and C-section deliveries
• Floater to post-partum as needed

Requirements

• Graduate of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through the CAAHEP or ABHES OR completion of a military surgical technology program OR certification as a Surgical Technologist (TS-C or CST)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist
• Two years of experience in a multi-disciplined OR in an acute care hospital setting

Physical Requirements

• Heavy workload requiring constant lifting, moving of patients, equipment, instrument trays, and supplies
• Able to lift items up to 50 pounds without assistance and greater than 50 pounds with assistance
• Stooping, pushing, and pulling required when moving patients or equipment into position for surgery
• Work at a fast pace and prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests
• Resolve conflicts among staff and work collaboratively with department director, physicians, and other members of the Healthcare team
• Ensure operational efficiency and exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers
• Minimal sustained direction in assessing work load, directing staff, and carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities
• Self-starting and self-motivating
• Working hours may exceed eight (8) hours per day and are based on what is needed to accomplish completion of the daily surgical schedule

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay

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