OB OR Surgical Tech: Deliver Life-Saving Care

LE01 Phelps County Regional Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Phelps Health is a major Missouri hospital system seeking a Surgical Technologist to work with anesthesia, surgeons, and OR staff. You will perform sterile technique, prepare the operating room for deliveries and procedures, and assist with patient care before, during, and after surgery.

The role requires graduation from an accredited program and BLS certification; CST is preferred. Prior scrub experience is valued but not mandatory, with opportunities for growth in a busy surgical service line.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, Practical Nurse, or Surgical Technologist program.
• American Heart Association BLS certification required prior to completion of orientation; CST certification preferred.
• Experience as a Surgical Technologist or Surgical Nurse desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with surgical procedures (C-sections) in Labor & Delivery operating room.
• Anticipates surgical team needs, and demonstrates dexterity.
• Uses, cleans and cares for surgical instruments and equipment, setting up tables for deliveries or surgical procedures in a sterile manner, stocking rooms after use, ordering proper replacement supplies.
• Coordinates inventory maintenance with Sterile Processing.
• Employs and demonstrates proper aseptic, sterile techniques, and knowledge of surgical scrub techniques.
• Answers phones on the unit, checks on patients, performs nursing aide duties, enters patient charting information into computer.
• Cleans and stocks C/S suite and OB/Nursery equipment, delivery rooms, cribs and Nursery area as needed.
• Give/assists with activity of daily living to include: meals, personal grooming, skin care and toileting.
• Performs postpartum care, K-Pads, ice packs, binder application.
• Collects specimens, performs vital signs and documents I&O.
• Communicating changes in condition/behavior of a patient to appropriate personnel.

Skills

Surgical Technologist

BLS

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, Practical Nurse, or Surgical Technologist program

Job description

Phelps Health is a major Missouri hospital system seeking a Surgical Technologist to work with anesthesia, surgeons, and OR staff. You will perform sterile technique, prepare the operating room for deliveries and procedures, and assist with patient care before, during, and after surgery.

The role requires graduation from an accredited program and BLS certification; CST is preferred. Prior scrub experience is valued but not mandatory, with opportunities for growth in a busy surgical service line.