Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Riverview Health; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverview Health in Noblesville, IN seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist to serve as the first scrub in the OR, preparing rooms and ensuring sterile supplies.

You will assist surgeons, maintain sterile technique, and participate in patient positioning and instrument counts, with on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum: LPN scrub or Certified Surgical Technologist graduating from an accredited surgical technology program.
• Preferred: Associate Degree.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the safe and efficient performance of surgical procedures through compliance with applicable policies procedures and asepsis.
• Prepare operating suite with sterile drapes and instruments and supplies.
• Hand required instruments to surgeon during surgery while maintaining a sterile field.
• Assist with preparing transporting positioning and draping patients.
• Maintain instruments in an organized manner and monitor counts throughout procedures.
• Remain current in knowledge and skills related to the surgical patient and OR environment.
• Precept new and tenured staff and surgical technology students as requested.
• Function as a superuser of selected medical equipment.
• Serve on call for rotating weekend holiday and weeknights.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Surgical knowledge

Education

LPN scrub or CST

Associate Degree

Job description

The Certified Surgical Technologist serves as the first scrub in the surgical suite. Surgical Technologists prepare operating rooms, arranges equipment, and ensuring all essential instrumentation and sterile supplies are prepared for surgical procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate the safe and efficient performance of surgical procedures through compliance with applicable policies procedures, surgical protocols and principles of asepsis.
• Prepare surgical operating suite with sterile drapes and sterile solutions as well as appropriate sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies.
• Hand required/requested instruments and supplies to surgeon during surgery while maintaining a sterile field.
• Assist with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.
• Maintain instruments in an organized manner and monitor/track instrument counts throughout procedures.
• Remain current and competent in knowledge and skills necessary to meet the responsibility of the position and take initiative to inquire and explore new surgical procedures and subjects relating to the surgical patient and operating room environment.
• Precept new and tenured staff and surgical technology students as requested.
• Function as a superuser of selected medical equipment.
• Serve on call for rotating weekend, holiday and weeknights as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

• Minimum: LPN scrub or Certified Surgical Technologist graduating from an accredited surgical technology program
• Preferred: Associate Degree

Experience Requirements

• Minimum: 3 -5 years of multispecialty OR experience in the scrub role as LPN or CST
• Preferred: 5 plus years of multi-specialty operating room experience in the scrub role as LPN or CST and member of a national nursing or surgical technology organization

License/Certification Requirements

Minimum:

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association)

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Associates or better in Practical Nursing.

Technical/other training or better in Surgical Technology.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Certified Surgical Tech

BLS- Basic Life Support

Preferred

Lic Practical Nurse

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