Surgical Technologist

Surgical Technologists

Nationally recognized hospital is looking to hire surgical technologists to join their cardiovascular surgery team! Offers a career path, intense training, and continued education.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation, care for, and disposal of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and helps apply dressings.
• Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• Before an operation, help to prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment.
• Adjust and check equipment to ensure it is working properly.
• During surgery, efficiently pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
• Ensure all medications are labeled and handed to surgeon according to established policies and procedures.
• Ensure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique.
• Prepare patients for surgery by wash, shave, and ensure aseptic incision sites. May transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.

Requirements:

• Certified surgical technologist (CST) or technologist surgery certified (TSC) within 6 months of program completion required.
• Scrub technician program/course or a related science or health science program/course is required, or previous experience as an OR tech may be substituted.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

Benefits: Offers affordable, high-quality health care options, retirement plan with matching contributions, on the job training and continued education, and tuition reimbursement.