SURGICAL TECHN-CERT PWFSR

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for New Grads

$7,500 Sign-on Bonus for Experienced**

Job summary

Covenant Health in Knoxville area is seeking Certified Surgical Technologists for full-time day shift at Parkwest Medical Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. You will assist the surgeon, maintain sterile fields, and prep instruments for procedures in a busy surgical suite.

The role requires CST or TS-C certification, with opportunities for sign-on bonuses for new grads or experienced techs, and a comprehensive benefits package within Covenant Health.

Qualifications

• Must hold current and active CST or TS-C certification.
• Minimum Education: None specified; must meet licensure/certification requirements.
• Licensure: CST or TS-C certification with NBSTSA or NCCT.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates patient care by assisting the surgeon before, during and after surgical procedures and maintaining a sterile field.
• Provides instruments and supplies as required, following established patient care plans and unit standards.
• Operates equipment safely and supports cost-effective clinical care.
• Performs room turnover and terminal cleaning; ensures sterility throughout procedures.
• Assists in aseptic technique and proper counts and positioning as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for New Grads

$7,500 Sign-on Bonus for Experienced Techs

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

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.

Certified Surgical Technician, Surgery

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for New Grads

$7,500 Sign-on Bonus for Experienced Techs

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

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.

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).