SURGICAL TECHN-CERT PWFSR

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); Sur place; USD 33 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, part of Covenant Health, is seeking a Certified Surgical Technician to join the Surgery team for full-time day shifts. The role supports surgeons and nursing staff before, during, and after procedures by maintaining a sterile field and supplying instruments.

Candidates must hold current CST or TS-C certification (NBSTSA or NCCT). Experience is not required beyond certification; ongoing education and quality initiatives are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Must hold current CST or TS-C certification (NBSTSA/NCCT).
• Certification required to meet licensure requirements.
• Experience not required beyond certification.

Responsabilités

• Facilitates patient care by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures; creates and maintains a sterile field and provides instruments and supplies as needed.
• Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the designated procedure as circulator and/or scrub tech; handles equipment and instrumentation; ensures cost-effective use of supplies.
• Maintains asepsis principles; scrubs, gowns, gloved, and sets up sterile fields; monitors sterility throughout the case.
• Assists with counts of sharps, sponges, and instruments; adheres to counting policies and resolves discrepancies.
• Demonstrates proper patient positioning and uses aids to protect nerves and support circulation.
• Follows policies, completes required education, and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Sterile technique

Team collaboration

Patient safety

Formation

NBSTSA/NCCT CST Certification

Outils

Surgical instruments handling

Description du poste

Certified Surgical Technician, Surgery

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shifts

Fort Sanders Regional Overview

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.

Certified Surgical Technician, Surgery

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shifts

Fort Sanders Regional Overview

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.

Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s " Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare ." Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

Position Summary

This position is only available for Certified Surgical Technologists at Parkwest Medical Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Facilitates patient care by assisting physicians and nursing staff before, during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to the established plan of patient care. Competently performs with and/or without assistance the majority of assigned cases in a given service/shift; may perform difficult or complicated cases either with or without assistance.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision of RN/MD, facilitates patient care by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures by creating and maintaining a sterile field and providing the instruments and supplies required by the surgeons in a sterile manner according to the established plan for patient care; follows unit standards and processes to deliver age-appropriate care for all patients; demonstrates accountability as an individual and team member in meeting patient/family needs; participates in identifying cost-effective measures for clinical care.
• Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the assigned surgical procedure as a circulator and/or as a scrub tech; demonstrates knowledge of equipment and instrumentation pertaining to case; safely operates special equipment which may be used in surgical cases (e.g. lasers, microscopes, tourniquets, endoscopes, drills, saws, etc.); maintains instrument and equipment integrity; performs room turn-over and terminal cleaning; utilizes supplies appropriately and in a cost effective manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to apply the principles of asepsis in creating and maintaining the sterile field; uses proper technique when scrubbing, gowning, gloving, and setting up of sterile fields; recognizes what is sterile and what is unsterile; recognizes contamination and takes proper action to correct situation; continually monitors the sterile field and surgical team to assure that sterility is maintained.
• Assists nurse in performing sharp, sponge and instrument counts according to policy as needed; demonstrates proper counting technique for all countables and applies proper procedures with incorrect counts; demonstrates understanding of exceptions to counts.
• Demonstrates proper positioning techniques; knows the proper position for cases and understands the use of proper positioning aids to protect nerves, bony prominences and to maintain circulation.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience

None with certification.

Licensure Requirement

Must hold current and active national Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or TS-C certification established by either the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).