Surgery Educator (CST)

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.; Bixby (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist to lead CST unit orientation and ongoing education, ensuring compliance with AST, AORN, and AAMI standards.

The role coordinates monthly education plans and maintains competency checklists. You will train staff on equipment and new technologies, collaborate with physicians, surgery staff, and other departments, and work with HR for onboarding and first day procedures.

Qualifications

• Requires good communication abilities and collaboration with physicians, surgery staff and hospital departments.
• Manages orientation scheduling and coordination of education.
• Minimum 5 years of related CST work experience and CST certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead CST unit orientation and onboarding for new staff.
• Create and maintain monthly department education plans.
• Develop unit competency checklists and evaluate CST employees on high-risk activities.
• Train CST personnel on equipment, function, and troubleshooting in the OR.
• Collaborate with vendors and hospital departments to ensure consistent practice.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CST program graduate

Tools

EPIC

Excel

SPM

ERP/Workday

Job description

Current Saint Francis Employees - Please click HERE to login and apply.Full TimeJob Summary: Position will be responsible for all CST unit based orientation and continued education to ensure department meets AST, AORN, and AAMI requirements. Maintains department HR education file and competency checklists.Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED and Graduate from accredited CST program.Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Certified Surgical TechnologistWork Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Good communication skills. Able to collaborate with physicians, surgery staff, surgery leadership, and all hospital departments. Able to work in Word, Excel, EPIC, SPM, ERP or Workday.Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Serves as a liaison with HR and Department of Education for required education, start dates, first day of employment greeting and orientation schedule. Works with new employee as required during orientation schedule with transition to the unit schedule. Coordinates unit orientation and continuing education by creating a monthly education plan. Develops unit based skills competency checklists and evaluates all CST employees on needed high risk/high volume and high risk/low volume activities. Collaborates with vendors and suppliers as needed to set up education. Performs employee competency evaluations annually and as needed. Trains all CST personnel on department equipment, its function and troubleshooting. Trains all CST personnel on new technologies and equipment as introduced into the OR. Works closely with all hospital departments regarding education for CST's. Collaborates with other departments as applicable for consistent practice throughout the hospital.Decision Making: The carrying out of non-routine procedures under constantly changing conditions, in conformance with general instructions from Supervisor.Working Relationships: Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise). Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give. Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal/external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at director level or above.Special Job Dimensions: None.Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.Surgery - Yale CampusLocation:Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136EOE Protected Veterans/Disability