Certified Surgical Technician - Operating Room - full time, 7a-530pm, 4 days/week Call requirements
Core
Assist surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nursing staff in the operating room by managing instruments, supplies, and sterile field protocols to support surgical procedures.
Role type
Certified Surgical Technician (CST)
Builds
Surgical instrument sets and sterile fields for inpatient and outpatient surgical cases
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Technology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Sterilization and decontamination of surgical instruments, inventory management of OR supplies, verification of medications and supplies, adherence to AORN/AST standards, patient safety monitoring, anatomy knowledge
Preferred skills
LPN or RN licensure, leadership of peers and precepting students, cross-training colleagues
Technologies
Surgical instruments, sterilization equipment, electronic health records (implied by HIPAA)
Responsibilities
Monitor and process instruments/equipment per AORN/AST standards, assist anesthesia and surgeons with procedural tasks, verify double-check systems for medications/supplies, maintain sterile field integrity, collaborate on preference cards and supply pull sheets
Seniority
Individual Contributor, entry-to-mid level clinical support