CST III

Medical Center Health System; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical Center Health System in Odessa, TX seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist to assist in nursing care and preparation of surgical patients in the Outpatient and Main Operating Room. The CST works as part of the sterile team, donning gown and gloves, maintaining a sterile field, and providing instruments to surgeons per AORN standards.

Responsibilities include aseptic technique, patient safety, and collaboration with surgeons and nurses.

Qualifications

• Current Surgical Technologist Certification or eligible upon hire.
• Surgical Technologist I and II must obtain CST within six months of hire.
• Surgical staff with prior employment may remain without certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist in nursing care and preparation of surgical patients in Outpatient and Main OR.
• Function as a sterile team member and supply instruments per standards.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Gowning and gloving

Surgical hand scrub

Surgical case preparation

Sterile case set-up

Surgical draping

Intraoperative actions

Postoperative actions

DaVinci robotic basics

Education

Surgical Technologist Certification

Job description

Position Summary

The Certified Surgical Technologist/LVN Surgical Technologist and the Surgical Technologist assist in the nursing care and preparation of surgical patients in the Outpatient and Main Operating Room. He/she functions as a member of the sterile team in donning gown and gloves, creating and maintaining a sterile field and issuing instruments to surgeons utilizing AORN standards of care.

Position Summary

The Certified Surgical Technologist/LVN Surgical Technologist and the Surgical Technologist assist in the nursing care and preparation of surgical patients in the Outpatient and Main Operating Room. He/she functions as a member of the sterile team in donning gown and gloves, creating and maintaining a sterile field and issuing instruments to surgeons utilizing AORN standards of care.

Qualifications

• Education:

Current Surgical Technologist Certification or eligible upon hire or transfer to the department. Surgical Technologist I and II must obtain Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification within six (6) months of hire or transfer to position. Surgical Technologists who were employed before September 1, 2009, may remain employed as surgical technologists without meeting the certification requirement.

• Training and Experience:
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or transfer to department.
• Complete the following competencies within three (3) months of hire or transfer to department:
• Aseptic technique
• Gowning and gloving
• Surgical hand scrub
• Surgical case preparation
• Sterile case set-up
• Surgical draping
• Intraoperative actions
• Postoperative actions
• ST and CST levels are based off of a point system designed in the career ladder.
• Basic DaVinci Robotic Surgery proficiency-within one (1) year for new hires; within two(2) years of signing job description for tenured staff.

Unusual Physical Demands And Working Conditions

• Ability to perform:
• Heavy lifting
• Sustained standing and walking
• Work under stress
• Varied work hours and shifts
• Comply with Call Schedule
• May encounter exposure to infectious diseases.