Certified Surgical Tech (CST)

Job Description

The Surgical Technologist works under the supervision of a registered nurse and/or surgeon to provide safe and efficient support in the operating room. This role is responsible for preparing the operating room, ensuring surgical instruments and equipment are sterile and functional, and assisting the surgical team throughout procedures to promote optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of surgical procedures: Verifies items on preference card lists, assures all equipment, instruments, and supplies are available for the procedure, and is accountable for supplies to ensure accurate patient charges are billed. (30%)
• Demonstrates proper use of equipment: Ensures instruments and equipment are cleaned, decontaminated, and returned for sterilization. Participates in room turnover and restocking between cases. (30%)
• Maintains the sterile environments: Monitors the sterile field and recognizes breaks in technique, passes instruments and supplies to surgeons and assistants, and anticipates the needs of the surgical team to ensure efficiency and patient safety. Assists with patient positioning, prepping, and draping as directed. Maintains compliance with aseptic technique and infection control standards, keeps a precise account of all medications, sponges, instruments, and sharps on the sterile field, and handles specimens according to policy and procedure. (40%)

Qualifications

• 2+ years of CST experience (required)
• Recent travel work experience (highly preferred)
• Permanent address outside a 50-mile radius restriction (required)
• Work history
• Skills checklist, current to 1 year, pertinent to the specialty (Operating Room) (required)
• 2 supervisory reference forms completed within the last two years (required)
• Active American Heart Association BLS certification (required)
• Active NBSTSA or NCCT certification (required)

Shift Notes

• 0700-1730, 4 days per week
• Wednesdays off
• 40 hours guaranteed
• Holiday: Christmas Day
• Every 4th weekend (Friday 3:30 PM – Monday 7 AM)

Dress Code

Hospital provided scrubs.