Surg Technologist-Cert

Certified Surgical Technologist Surgey

$7500 Signon Bonus for Experienced CSTs

$5000 Signon Bonus for New Grads

Full Time 80 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift

Occasional weekday (one day per week) and weekend call (every 46 weekends). Work in Surgery and GI Lab

Fort Loudoun Medical Center is equipped with a team of more than 200 doctors in morethan 29 specialty areas. Our 87000squarefoot hospital features advanced technology including stateoftheart Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Computerized Tomography (CT) Ultrasound Diagnostic XRays and Womens Imaging Services as well as Nuclear Medicine technology unique to oursurrounding counties. The physicians staff and volunteers of Fort Loudoun Medical Center are dedicated to providing excellentcare to every patient every time.

Position Summary:

Facilitates patient care by assisting physicians and nursing staff before during and after surgical procedures by
creating and maintaining a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a
sterile manner according to the established plan of patient care. Competently performs with and/or without
assistance the majority of assigned cases in a given service/shift; may perform difficult or complicated cases either
with or without assistance.

Recruiter: Brittany Partello

• Under supervision of RN/MD facilitates patient care by assisting the surgeon before during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to the established plan for patient care; follows unit standards and processes to deliver ageappropriate care for all patients; demonstrates accountability as an individual and team member in meeting patient/family needs; participates in identifying costeffective measures for clinical care.
• Plans sets up performs and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and/or as a scrub tech; demonstrates knowledge of equipment and instrumentation pertaining to case; safely operates special equipment which may be used in surgical cases (e.g. lasers microscopes tourniquets endoscopes drills saws etc.; maintains instrument and equipment integrity; performs room turnover and terminal cleaning; utilizes supplies appropriately and in a cost effective manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the principles of asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field; uses proper technique when scrubbing gowning gloving and setting up of sterile fields; recognizes what is sterile and what is unsterile; recognizes contamination and takes proper action to correct situation; continually monitors the sterile field and surgical team to assure that sterility is maintained.
• Assists nurse in performing sharp sponge and instrument counts according to policy as needed; demonstrates proper counting technique for all countables and applies proper procedures with incorrect counts; demonstrates understanding of exceptions to counts.
• Demonstrates proper positioning techniques; knows the proper position for cases and understands the use of proper positioning aids to protect nerves bony prominences and to maintain circulation.
• Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:

None with certification.

Licensure Requirements:

Must hold current and active national Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification established by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). BLS certification preferred.