Certified Surgical Technologist Resident

St. David's HealthCare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Education support

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Certification support

Job summary

St. David's Medical Center, part of St. David's HealthCare, is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist Resident to ensure instruments and supplies are ready for the operating room and to assist the surgical team before, during, and after procedures.

The role requires scrubbing and circulating duties, strict asepsis, and adherence to medical ethics to support safe, efficient surgeries. Training includes clinical rotations and adherence to OSHA standards in a large academic-like setting.

Qualifications

• Surgical Tech clinical rotations in multiple specialties preferred.
• CPR/BLS must be obtained within 30 days of start date.
• CST credential must be obtained within 6 months of start date.
• Associate degree or vocational graduate required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper instrumentation and supplies are available on the surgical field and in the OR.
• Assist sterile operative team; perform scrub and circulating duties.
• Apply asepsis principles and infection control; uphold medical ethics.
• Facilitate safe completion of invasive surgical procedures.
• Position patient and prepare by draping the operative site.
• Assist circulating nurse with needle, sponge, and instrument counts.

Skills

Sterile technique

Infection control

Team support

Education

Associate degree or vocational school

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Certified Surgical Technologist Resident, you will ensure all equipment and instruments are operational and maintain adequacy and organization of equipment, supplies, and instruments. You will assist professional staff in providing care for the operative patient before, during, and after surgery.

• You will ensure that proper instrumentation and supplies are available on the surgical field and in the operating room


• You will help the sterile operative team, perform scrub and circulating duties in the operating room, and perform routine and specialized housekeeping duties


• You will apply principles of asepsis, infection control, and medical ethics


• You will facilitate safe and effective completion of invasive surgical procedures


• You will position the patient on the operating room table and prepare by draping the patient and operative site


• You will assist the circulating nurse in maintaining correct needle, sponge, and instrument counts

What qualifications you will need:

• Surgical Tech clinical rotations in neurology, robotics, plastics, orthopedics, gynecology, ENT, urology- highly preferred


• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date


• (CST) Certified Surgical Technologist must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date


• Associate Degree, or Vocational School Graduate

Benefits

St. David's Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services


• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services


• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence


• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling


• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing


• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital provides a full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

St. David’s Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.