Certified Surgical Technologist

Commonspirit; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health care is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will work closely with surgeons and nurses, ensuring a sterile environment and assisting during various surgical procedures. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, you will have the opportunity to grow your career while making a significant impact on patient care. This role offers a supportive work environment with a focus on teamwork and professional development. If you are passionate about health care and eager to contribute to a mission-driven organization, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with generous match

Daycare FSA with company contribution

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

• One year of experience in a surgical setting preferred.
• Certification in Surgical Technology required.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgical team during operative procedures.
• Maintain sterile field and hand instruments to surgeons.
• Prepare and move patients and sterilize instruments.

Skills

Basic Computer skills

Surgical assistance

Sterile field maintenance

Instrumentation knowledge

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Completion of Surgical Technician program

BLS certification

Surgical Technology certification

Job description

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Welcome To CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado TM, telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

Overview
Surgical Techs may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $8,000. Ask a recruitment team member for more information to learn more!

We are proud to share that we are known for our leading surgical services, state-of-the-art, minimally-invasive procedures and for having the best in robotics technology. Here, you'll work in partnership and learn from exceptional physicians and incredible nurses that value your skills and share a passion for innovation and outcome excellence.

As a Surgical Tech/Scrub Tech You Will

• Work under the supervision of the surgeon and RN.
• Assist surgical team during operative procedures by arranging and inventorying sterile set-up of instruments, equipment and supplies for surgical cases and passing items to surgeons and nurses as needed.
• Assist in preparing and moving patients and sterilizing and cleaning instruments, equipment and rooms.

Day To Day Duties

• Scrub on all cases.
• Gen, Ortho (trauma) Neuro, Spine, Eyes, ENT, GU, Robotics (DaVinci XI/SI), Vascular, Endovascular, Cardiac, Trauma OB/GYN.
• One specialized team for Cardiac, all Associates are cross trained for all other services.
• Giving breaks and/or providing additional supplies and sterile instruments as needed during operations.
• Assisting with Room turnover and restocking for next day’s cases.
• Maintain Sterile field during procedures.
• Handing instruments to surgeons, anticipating surgeon’s needs.
• Maintaining and updating preference cards.

17 OR Suites including 1 trauma room, a hybrid Room, Designated CVOR and a Cystoscopy Suite.

400-450 cases/ month.

Schedule- 36hr/wk-Days -0700-1900- variable days per surgical volume and current unit needs.

Call Required- approx. 4 call shifts in 6 week schedule block. Typically no weekend call unless covering team members PTO.

30 Min Callback radius required.

Qualifications

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Basic Computer skills required.
• One year of experience in a surgical setting preferred.
• Experience in a specialty field preferred.
• HS Diploma/GED required.
• Completion of an approved Surgical Technician program required.
• BLS from the American Heart Association required.
• Current registration with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a surgical technologist for associates working in Colorado.
• Certification in Surgical Technology from the National Board Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or Certification as a Tech in Surgery (CST) from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) required.

Physical Requirements-Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly).

Your Connected Community

At CommonSpirit Mountain Region, we believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness.

St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I trauma center, which allows the Perioperative Department to see a wide range of patient needs and acuity levels. We are unique in the community because have a designated trauma room that is at the ready 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The trauma room (T-10) allows for the facility to triage any patient meeting specific criteria in an operating room, bypassing the ED, and has a designated response team of approximately eight different units with unique roles during a trauma team activation allowing prompt immediate surgical intervention within minutes of arrival by our partners in EMS and Flight for Life.

The surgical unit itself has 17 rooms including the trauma room, a hybrid room, designated cardiac OR and a Cystoscopy room. We have two DaVinci Xi Robotic systems allowing us to provide robotically assisted procedures in general, urology, gynecology and thoracic specialties. Currently there are 17 different specialties provided here at SAH including trauma, neuro, ortho, general, cardiac, vascular, ENT, plastics, urology, GYN, thoracic, and more. Our caseload for 2019 was 5,859 procedures in this unit alone. We have one specialized team for cardiac, all other employees are cross-trained for all remaining specialties allowing for increased knowledge base of surgical procedures, skill level and ability to cover any patient care needs.

We offer various shifts and schedule opportunities so associates can maintain a positive work-life balance. Self-scheduling has recently been implemented.

If you are a team-player searching for a friendly, fast-paced, professional work environment, look no further! Join our team!

Our Total Reward Offerings

Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation! Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with generous match
• Daycare FSA that can include a company contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness and more!

View more on our benefits HERE.

Pay Range

$26.49 - $46.43 / hour

Shift: Days

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Industries
• Hospitals and Health Care