Certified Surgical Tech II

Bonus Amount

5,000

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Shifts Available : Days

Employment Type : Full-time

Hours: 8 - hour shift

Location: K napp Medical Center - Weslaco, TX

We are seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist II (CST II), sometimes referred to as a S urgical Tech II, OR Tech II or Scrub Tech II. The Certified Surgical Technologist II (CST II) prepares the operating room for complex procedures, assists surgeons by passing instruments and maintaining a sterile field, and supervises junior staff. The Certified Surg Tech II will also manage surgical instruments, collaborate with the surgical team to ensure patient safety, and ensure compliance with infection control standards.

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or visit

Responsibilities

The Certified Surgical Tech II is responsible for the preparation of sterile supplies and instruments for each assigned procedure, maintaining sterile field during case and providing surgeon with sterile supplies and instruments during assigned procedures. The Certified Surgical Tech II is an employee with greater than 1 years’ experience and an employee who is proficient in the following surgical specialties: General Surgery, Urology, Eyes (cataracts), GYN, and Hand specialty, and additionally, demonstrates proficiency and skill in basic spine procedures (Laminectomies), Sports Medicine, and Orthopedic Total Joint Surgery. The employee will demonstrate independent practice in the role of primary scrub technician and will be able to assume the role of camera holder and retractor holder on any case, basic or complicated.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Graduate of a Certified Surgical Tech accredited program. (CST) training program with less than one years’ experience in a surgical setting required.

2. Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification upon hire required and maintained for employment. a. Non-certified employees hired prior to 12/2014 are exempt from the above requirement.

3. Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.

4. Experience in scrubbing minor and major procedures in the generalized surgical specialties, (General, Urology, Eye (cataracts), Gynecology, Minor Vascular and Hand Specialty. Additionally, demonstrates proficiency and skill in basic spine procedures (Laminectomies), Sports Medicine, and Orthopedic Total Joint Surgery.

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Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

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FacilityKnapp Medical Center

LocationUS-TX-Weslaco

ID2026-278393

CategoryClinical Tech

Position TypeFull Time

ShiftDays

Job TypeNon-Exempt