Certified Surgical Tech-Operating Room; 80hrs Biweekly, Rotating

MetroHealth; Newburgh Heights (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Professional certification incentives

Medical and dental insurance

Job summary

MetroHealth Medical Center in Ohio is seeking a Surgical Technologist to support the operating room team. The role involves performing duties in the operating room, maintaining cleanliness and efficiency of OR services, and providing care from neonate to geriatric patients.

You will orient staff to equipment and procedures and serve as a role model for other OR technicians and students. The position requires CST certification and BLS, with growth benefits as part of a major health system.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or passage of a high school equivalency exam.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology.
• Possesses and maintains certification as a surgical technologist (CST) from the NBSTSA.
• Current AHA Basic Life Support certification or obtains within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Performs various duties in the operating room.
• Maintains the cleanliness and efficiency of operating room services.
• Performs limited neonate through geriatric patient care services.
• Orients employees to equipment and procedures.
• Serves as a role model to other operation room technicians and students.

Education

NBSTSA Surgical Technologist (CST) certification

AHA Basic Life Support certification

Job description

Location: METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

Biweekly Hours: 80.00

Shift: Variable Shifts; 7a-3:30p, 3p-11:30p, 11p-7:30a

For nearly two centuries, the MetroHealth System's mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities.

Position Summary:

• Performs various duties in the operating room.
• Maintains the cleanliness and efficiency of operating room services.
• Performs limited neonate through geriatric patient care services.
• Orients employees to equipment and procedures.
• Serves as a role model to other operation room technicians and students.
• Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of The MetroHealth System.

MetroHealth offers industry-leading benefits, including tuition reimbursement, professional certification incentives, and medical/dental insurance. As a public employer, employees participate in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduate or passage of a high school equivalency exam.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology.
• Possesses and maintains certification as a surgical technologist (CST) from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
• Current AHA Basic Life Support certification or obtains within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications:

• None

Physical Requirements:

• May sit, stand, stoop, bend, and ambulate intermittently during the day.
• May need to sit or stand for extended periods.
• See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
• Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
• Ability to push/pull 350 pounds.
• Ability to lift 35 pounds.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
• Requires some exposure to chemicals.