Night Call Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Night Call Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
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Job Description
The Certified Surgical Technologist serves as the first scrub in the surgical suite. Surgical Technologists prepare operating rooms arranges equipment and ensuring all essential instrumentation and sterile supplies are prepared for surgical procedures.
Job Responsibilities
- Facilitate the safe and efficient performance of surgical procedures through compliance with applicable policies procedures surgical protocols and principles of asepsis.
- Prepare surgical operating suite with sterile drapes and sterile solutions as well as appropriate sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies.
- Hand required/requested instruments and supplies to surgeon during surgery while maintaining a sterile field.
- Assist with preparing transporting positioning and draping patients.
- Maintain instruments in an organized manner and monitor/track instrument counts throughout procedures.
- Remain current and competent in knowledge and skills necessary to meet the responsibility of the position and take initiative to inquire and explore new surgical procedures and subjects relating to the surgical patient and operating room environment.
- Precept new and tenured staff and surgical technology students as requested.
- Function as a superuser of selected medical equipment.
- Serve on call for rotating weekend holiday and weeknights as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
- Minimum: LPN scrub or Certified Surgical Technologist graduating from an accredited surgical technology program
- Preferred: Associate Degree
Experience Requirements
- Minimum: 3 -5 years of multispecialty OR experience in the scrub role as LPN or CST
- Preferred: 5 plus years of multi-specialty operating room experience in the scrub role as LPN or CST and member of a national nursing or surgical technology organization
License/Certification Requirements
Minimum:
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association)
Employment Type
Full-Time
