Certified Surgical Tech - Surgery

Pampa Regional Medical Center; Pampa (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Pampa Regional Medical Center, located in the Texas Panhandle, is a 25-bed critical-access hospital offering a full range of surgical and medical services. It is part of Prime Healthcare and recognized for quality and patient safety.

The Certified Scrub Tech will prepare sterile supplies, maintain the sterile field, and support surgeons during procedures across General Surgery and Orthopedic specialties. CST certification is required at hire, with pathways for non-certified staff.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited educational program for surgical technologists.
• Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification upon hire required and maintained for employment.
• Non-certified Techs historically have 1 year to obtain CST after hire or upon documented military training.
• Experience in scrubbing in General Surgery and Orthopedic Total Joints, including Joint Revisions.
• Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sterile supplies and instruments for procedures, maintaining sterile field.
• Provide surgeon with sterile supplies and instruments during procedures.
• Scrub in specialties: General Surgery, Orthopedic Total Joints, and Joint Revisions.
• Demonstrate independent practice as primary scrub technician.

Skills

Sterile technique

Surgical scrubbing

Education

CST Certification

BLS Certification (AHA)

Job description

Overview

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

Located in the center of the Texas Panhandle, Pampa Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed critical-access hospital serving our communities with a full range of surgical and medical services. Pampa Regional Medical Center is certified by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) and has been recognized by the Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades for patient safety and was named among the “100 Top Hospitals” by IBM Watson Health in 2018. Pampa Regional offers key services to the community including heart care, emergency services, urgent care, surgical services and more. For more information visit www.prmctx.com .

Responsibilities

The Certified Scrub Tech 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 Scrub Tech is an employee who is proficient in the following surgical specialties: General Surgery, Orthopedic Total Joints, and Joint Revisions: Complicated ACL replacement and Rotator Cuff Repairs, Revision Knee, Revision Hip, and Revision Shoulder Surgeries. The employee will demonstrate independent practice in the role of primary scrub technician and hold a current CST to be considered for Certified Scrub Tech.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Graduate of an accredited educational program for surgical technologists with a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification upon hire required and maintained for employment
• Non-certified Techs in surgical technology position in a health care facility before September 1, 2009, will have one year from date of hire to obtain a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification.
• Non-certified Techs who have received documented training as a surgical technologist in the U.S. Armed Forces, will have one year from date of hire to obtain a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification.
• Experience and Mastery, in scrubbing minor and major procedures in the generalized surgical specialties, (General, in addition to, demonstrates proficiency and skill in Orthopedic Total Joints, and Joint Revisions.
• Experience in scrubbing in the specialty surgical areas.
• Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf