Certified Surgical Technologist - Operating Room Expert

Surgery Partners, Inc; Center (NC); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Surgery Partners, Inc. in Center, North Carolina, is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist to assist in surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, and other sterile personnel.

You will prepare and maintain medical equipment, set up the operating room, ensure sterile conditions, assist with patient preparation and positioning, pass instruments, and help in post-operative care and room turnover.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
• CPR certification with 0–2 years of clinical experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains medical equipment for surgical procedures.
• Before an operation, surgical technologists prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Follows hospital regulations and industry procedures to tend to patient during pre-operation procedures.
• Performs pre-operation preparations to the patient's skin, body and medical equipment.
• Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment, as well as adjust and check it to ensure it is working properly.
• Get patients ready for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
• Transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical “drapes.”
• Observe patients’ vital signs, check charts, and assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• Pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
• Hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Help prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and help apply dressings.
• Operate sterilizers, lights, or suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment.
• After an operation, help transfer patients to the recovery room and clean and restock the operating room.

Job description

Surgery Partners, Inc. in Center, North Carolina, is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist to assist in surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, and other sterile personnel.

You will prepare and maintain medical equipment, set up the operating room, ensure sterile conditions, assist with patient preparation and positioning, pass instruments, and help in post-operative care and room turnover.