Certified Surgical Tech – Fast-Paced OR, Mon–Fri

Vista Surgery Center; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

PTO

401(k) retirement plan with company +

Job summary

Vista Surgery Center in Midland, TX is seeking a Certified Surgical Tech for a fast-paced ASC. Must be certified and have a minimum of 2 years of operating room experience. Monday through Friday; CPR required.

Surgical technologists assist in operations under supervision of surgeons and registered nurses, forming a core part of the operating room team. Responsibilities include preparing equipment and sterile fields, passing instruments, assisting with patient positioning, and ensuring adherence

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
• CST certification, or based on state regulations, they may be grandfathered in, without being certified.
• Prefer 1-2 years clinical experience in an operating room setting. May accept 0-2 years of clinical experience in a related field.
• Must be certified in Basic Life Support

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains medical equipment and instrumentation for surgical procedures.
• Before an operation, surgical technologists help prepare the operating room by setting up the sterile field to include surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Follows state and federal facility regulations when attending to patients.
• Performs pre-procedure preparations to the patient's skin and body.
• Completes a safety check prior to start of the procedure on appropriate equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assembles both sterile and non-sterile equipment, as well as checking to ensure it is working properly.
• May assist with prep for patient procedure.
• May transport patients to the procedure room.
• May assist with positioning on the procedure table.
• Drapes the patient with surgical drapes per procedure to be performed.
• Passes instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
• Retracts, cut sutures and performs other functions under the supervision of the physician performing the procedure.
• Participates in the count of sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments, based on type of procedure performed.
• Helps prepare specimens and assists with the disposition of specimens.
• Post-procedure, assists with patient transfer from the procedure bed to the stretcher.
• Cleans and restocks the procedure room.
• Pulls supplies and instruments for upcoming procedures.
• Assists with the maintenance of physician preference cards and inventory management.
• Assists with the decontamination and cleaning, sterilization and performance of quality testing related to sterilization and high level disinfection
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

CST certification

OR experience

BLS certification

Education

Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program

Job description

Vista Surgery Center in Midland, TX is seeking a Certified Surgical Tech for a fast-paced ASC. Must be certified and have a minimum of 2 years of operating room experience. Monday through Friday; CPR required.

Surgical technologists assist in operations under supervision of surgeons and registered nurses, forming a core part of the operating room team. Responsibilities include preparing equipment and sterile fields, passing instruments, assisting with patient positioning, and ensuring adherence