Certified Surgical Technologist

Responsibilities Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services. You'll feel a difference when you walk in our doors. There's pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo's growing healthcare needs. To learn more visit Job Summary: The OR Scrub Technician assists surgeons during operative and invasive procedures. The OR Scrub Technician is responsible and accountable for complete and accurate data collection and recording, completion of routine and delegated direct care activities, and communicating and collaborating with the Registered Nurse and other team members to prioritize workload to achieve patient care outcomes. Essential Job Functions: Provides direct care support and technical assistance to the surgical team. Performs routine tasks to clean the patient’s room and replace supplies to provide staff with appropriate equipment. Prepares the operating room for surgical procedures by ensuring all the surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely. Prepares the operating room and the sterile field for surgical procedures by preparing sterile supplies, instruments, and equipment using sterile technique. Anticipates the needs of the surgical team based on knowledge of human anatomy and pathophysiology and how they relate to the surgical patient and the patient’s surgical procedure. Is responsible for cleaning procedural areas between procedures to facilitate patient throughout. Prepares case carts utilizing surgeon preference cards and separating hold from open items. Does not open unnecessary supplies or create unnecessary waste. Assists with sterilizing instruments and assists with procedures while performing sterile techniques to provide direct assistance to staff. Assists with set up and take down of the operating room to ensure room is prepped for the next patient. Assists with discharge of patients to ensure discharge is completed accurately and in a timely manner. Reviews and meets ongoing competency requirements of the role to maintain the skills, knowledge and abilities to perform, within scope, role specific functions. Cleans and prepares instruments for reprocessing/sterilization on completion of the surgery and assists the surgical team with cleaning of the operating room on completion of the surgery. Performing basic clerical work and updating patient records. Other duties as assigned or required. Benefits Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation & Paid Time Off Excellent Benefit Packages 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Tuition Reimbursement Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations! HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com. Qualifications High School Diploma or GED equivalent required. Certified Surgical Technician (CST) certification. Graduate from an accredited School of Surgical Technologist preferred. Two (2) years Operating Room Technician in Acute care experience preferred. BLS required. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. #J-18808-Ljbffr