Surgical Specialty Technologist Certified

SSM Health; Missouri; On-site; USD 30,307 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options via DailyPay

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is seeking a Surgical Technologist for PRN shifts to support neuro surgery and ortho spine specialties. You will assist the surgeon and scrub on cases, applying aseptic principles and infection control to ensure safety and efficiency in the operating room.

Requirements include completion of a technical operating room program and relevant experience. State licenses and perioperative certifications are listed; the role emphasizes teamwork,

Qualifications

• Graduate of technical program for operating room technicians.
• Six months' experience in surgical specialty or two years' surgical technician experience.
• State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and required perioperative certification.

Responsibilities

• Anticipates and plan individualized patient care based on surgical case and surgeon needs.
• Performs in the surgical technologist role, running the table and assisting the surgeon on specialty cases.
• Maintains organized work environment and cares for specialty equipment for quality and efficiency.
• Prioritizes, solves problems, and delivers care in high-stress environments.
• Demonstrates expertise with instrumentation and equipment for cases in the specialty area.
• Maintains instrument sets and understands sterilization methods; mentors non-specialty staff.
• Works with alertness and safety in all tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Surgical asepsis

Infection control

Life safety

Instrumentation handling

Equipment maintenance

Education

Technical program in operating room technologies

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Worker Type

PRN

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)
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
• Tech in Surgery - Certified - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
• National Registered Surgical Technician (NRST) - American Allied Health Association (AAH)

Work Shift

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

4403000010 Surgery

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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