Surgical Technologist - Full-time

Gathers and arranges sterile set-up for surgical procedures. Passes instruments and supplies to the operating team during surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques.
Education

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• specialized and/or advanced clerical, technical or other vocational training acquired during 1 - 2 years of additional job-related training such as graduation from an accredited school for Surgical Technologists. Required
Experience
• Less than 1 year 0 to 3 years experience such as direct, previous O.R. experience Required
Licenses and Certifications
• Certification and registration as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) within four (4) years Required and
• Continuing Education Units must be maintained as required by certifying body. Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• May require the use of specialized medical equipment (i.e., EEG, EKG, blood analyzer), or data processing equipment (i.e., tape drives, consoles).
• Checks daily room assignment and Operating Room (O.R.) schedule to ensure proper
• understanding of operating team requirements.
• Assists the nursing staff in opening O.R. Tests/verifies proper functioning of equipment
• and instrumentation prior to case, as needed.
• Gathers equipment, instruments and sterile materials required for surgical procedures
• according to the specific room, operation and physician preference.
• Sets-up and counts instruments, sponges and needles with nursing personnel prior to
• and after the surgery.
• Arranges and maintains a sterile field during surgical procedures, following Association
• of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) standards/protocols.
• Assists the surgical team during the intraoperative phase by passing instruments, sponges and sutures.
• Ensures medications on the sterile field are labeled and dispensed according to established policies
• and procedures.
• Returns unused supplies/equipment after surgical procedures, ensures that surgical specimen are appropriately identified prior to removal from the sterile field.
• Performs inventory and restocks O.R. suites to appropriate par levels.
• Communicates changes in doctors preference requirements to supervisor.
• Attends to the comfort of the patient prior to start of surgery, assists in positioning the
• patient for surgery and/or removing the patient from the O.R. to the Recovery Room.
• Assists in cleaning and closing the O.R.
• Assists in orientation and educational sessions for O.R. personnel.
• May serve as charge and/or resource person during the absence of the charge nurse; may assist in the coordination of related support staff and interact with the Sterile Processing department to ensure coverage/supplies, as needed.
• Attends seminars and inservices to maintain certification.