Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)- Days

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist to join the operating room team onsite in Akron. The role requires scrubbing for major and minor procedures, assisting with patient assessments, and supporting circulating duties under RN supervision.

A CST or TS-C certification and BLS are mandatory, with a high school diploma as a baseline and at least 2 years of experience preferred. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a on-call commitment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate from an accredited Surgical Technologist program required.
• Certification: CST or TS-C and BLS required.
• Minimum of 2 years experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Scrub on all major and minor surgical procedures as assigned.
• Assist with patient assessments in planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
• Perform circulating duties under RN supervision to ensure patient safety.
• Maintain OR suite supplies, assist with procedures, continuing education, and orientation of staff.
• Provide care across age groups adapting to physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Graduate from an accredited Surgical Technologist program

Certified Surgical Technician (CST) or Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Full-time, 40 hours/week

M-F 7am-3:30pm with on call commitment

Onsite- Akron

$10,000 Sign on bonus [available] taxable

Summary

Certified Surgical Technologists are responsible for preparing the operating room, including but not limited to, the sterile field, setting up surgical equipment, supplies, etc. During surgery, the certified surgical technologists contribute to patient care by assisting the surgeon with instrumentation, supplies, specimens, and control of the sterile, surgical field. They are instrumental in preventing foreign retained objects. (Association of Surgical Technologists, 2022).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for scrubbing on all major and minor surgical procedures as assigned.
• Participates with patient assessments while planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
• Performs circulating duties under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse to provide care and safety to all patients.
• Responsible for maintaining operating room suite supplies, pulling procedures, assisting with continuing education, precepting, and orientation of all staff.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psych/social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
• Participates in various hospital activities as appropriate and as directed by the Manager
• Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

• Experience in pediatric surgery is preferred.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required; graduate from an accredited Surgical Technologist program is required.
• Certification: Certified Surgical Technician (CST) or Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) and Basic Life Support (BLS) are required.
• Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 2 years is preferred.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite