Surgical Specialty Technologist Certified

SSM Health; Missouri; Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri is seeking an experienced Surgical Technologist to join the Operating Room team. You will support the nurse and physician, preparing for diverse cases in a fast-paced environment.

This Full-time Evening shift position includes varied start/end times and weekend/holiday rotation. You will work with robotics and advanced OR technology, advancing skills while ensuring patient safety.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate of a technical program for operating room technicians.
• Six months' experience in surgical specialty or two years' surgical technician experience.
• BLS HCP and CST/NCCT or NRST certifications as required.

Aufgaben

• Plan individualized patient care based on surgical case knowledge.
• Act as surgical technologist on cases, assisting the surgeon with asepsis and equipment.
• Maintain instrument sets and ensure proper sterilization and equipment care.
• Prioritize care and perform effectively in high-stress environments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Surgical tech

Team collaboration

BLS certified

Ausbildung

Tech program graduate

Jobbeschreibung

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, you'll join a nationally recognized Level I Trauma, Stroke, and STEMI center, caring for complex surgical patients across a wide range of specialties in a fast-paced, highly collaborative operating room. With comprehensive OR training, weekly education, cutting-edge technology, including robotics and intraoperative MRI, and a team that feels like family, you'll have endless opportunities to build your skills and advance your career.

Department: Operating Room

Schedule: Full-time Evening shifts, working 8/10/12 hour shifts, with varied start and end times and weekend and holiday rotation. On-call response time of 30-minutes required.

Job Summary

Performs the roles in the neuro surgery and ortho spine surgical specialties and performs patient care activities as assigned to assist the registered nurse or physician.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Anticipates and plan individualized care for the patient based on advanced knowledge of the surgical case and anticipate unexpected patient and surgeon needs.
• Performs in the surgical technologist role, both running the table and assisting the surgeon at an expert level on all types of specialty cases utilizing the principles of surgical asepsis, infection control, universal precautions and life safety.
• Maintains an orderly and organized work environment and take responsibility for the maintenance and care of all specialty equipment and assist the team to meet both quality and efficiency outcomes.
• Prioritizes effectively, implement high level problem solving skills and perform in a coordinated manner when delivering care in high stress environments.
• Demonstrates expertise in the operation and function of all instrumentation and equipment for all cases in specialty area.
• Maintains all specialty instrument sets, demonstrating understanding of appropriate sterilization methods and act as a resource and mentor to non-specialty staff on specialty equipment and instrumentation.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate of technical program for operating room technicians

Experience

• Six months' experience in surgical specialty or two years' of surgical technician experience

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Constant use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Constant lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Frequent lifting/moving patients.
• Frequent bending, stooping, reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of clear vision at 20 inches or less.
• Frequent use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing over 50 lbs.
• Occasional use of clear vision at 20 feet or more.
• Occasional use of sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional keyboard use/data entry.
• Rare kneeling.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
• Or
• Tech in Surgery - Certified - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
• Or
• National Registered Surgical Technician (NRST) - American Allied Health Association (AAH)

Work Shift

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

4403000037 Surgery

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.