Surgical Technologist

Medstar Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 41,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Medstar Health is seeking a Surgical Technologist to gather sterile setup for surgeries and pass instruments to the operating team, maintaining aseptic technique throughout all procedures.

The role requires CST certification within four years, 0–3 years O.R. experience, and continued education to support aseptic practices and inventory management in the OR.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1-2 years of specialized training for Surgical Technologists required.
• 0 to 3 years experience in O.R. required.
• CST certification within four years of employment required.
• Continuing Education Units must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and arranges sterile setup for surgical procedures.
• Passes instruments and supplies to the operating team during procedures.
• Maintains aseptic technique throughout cases.
• Sets up and counts instruments, sponges and needles.
• Restocks O.R. and ensures proper par levels of supplies.
• Attends seminars to maintain certification.
• May serve as charge or resource person in absence of charge nurse.

Skills

Aseptic techniques

Instrument and supply handling

O.R. workflow coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Surgical Technologist training (1-2 years)

Job description

About the Job

General Summary of Position

Gathers and arranges sterile set-up for surgical procedures. Passes instruments and supplies to the operating team during surgical procedures applying aseptic techniques.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Checks daily room assignment and Operating Room (O.R.) schedule to ensure proper understanding of operating team requirements.
• Assists the nursing staff in opening O.R. Tests/verifies proper functioning of equipment and instrumentation prior to case as needed.
• Gathers equipment instruments and sterile materials required for surgical procedures according to the specific room operation and physician preference.
• Sets-up and counts instruments sponges and needles with nursing personnel prior to and after the surgery.
• Arranges and maintains a sterile field during surgical procedures following Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) standards/protocols.
• Assists the surgical team during the intraoperative phase by passing instruments sponges and sutures.
• Ensures medications on the sterile field are labeled and dispensed according to established policies and procedures.
• Returns unused supplies/equipment after surgical procedures ensures that surgical specimen are appropriately identified prior to removal from the sterile field.
• Performs inventory and restocks O.R. suites to appropriate par levels.
• Communicates changes in doctors preference requirements to supervisor.
• Attends to the comfort of the patient prior to start of surgery assists in positioning the patient for surgery and/or removing the patient from the O.R. to the Recovery Room.
• Assists in cleaning and closing the O.R.
• Assists in orientation and educational sessions for O.R. personnel.
• May serve as charge and/or resource person during the absence of the charge nurse; may assist in the coordination of related support staff and interact with the Sterile Processing department to ensure coverage/supplies as needed.
• Attends seminars and inservices to maintain certification.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Specialized and/or advanced clerical technical or other vocational training acquired during 1 - 2 years of additional job-related training such as graduation from an accredited school for Surgical Technologists required

Experience

• 0 to 3 years experience such as direct previous O.R. experience required

Licenses and Certifications

• CST - Certified Surgical Technologist (and registration) within four years of employment required
• Continuing employment is contingent upon the CST designation. Continuing Education Units must be maintained as required by certifying body.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• May require the use of specialized medical equipment (i.e. EEG EKG blood analyzer) or data processing equipment (i.e. tape drives consoles).

This position has a hiring range of

USD $29.43 - USD $48.34 /Hr.