Hybrid CST Cert Surg First Assistant bei Driscoll Health Employment Center

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm plus call

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines. 
• Communicates in a manner that encourages a positive work environment
• Takes problems to appropriate person for help with resolution
• Refrains from negative talk and gossip
• Works together to promote teamwork
• Demonstrates competency in scrub role
• Can verbalize needs for frequently done procedures in assigned service
• Questions surgeon before procedure for any anticipated variances in particular procedures.
• Is knowledgeable of setup and usage of service equipment
• Uses sterilizers effectively and can verbalize knowledge of systems.
• Maintains a safe environment for the patient, physician and staff at sterile field, as well as throughout the OR.
• Sets up room appropriately for procedure
• Takes into account size of patient in selection of supplies, equipment
• Breaks down room after procedure utilizing standard precautions
• Assists surgical team before, during and after surgical intervention, including cleanup and getting patients when needed.
• Assists in maintenance, care and cleanliness of department, supplies, equipment, and instruments.
• Handles instruments, equipment in a manner that minimizes breakage, damage
• Reports damage, breakage and removes item from usage.
• Transports instruments back to decontamination in closed carts following cases.
• Is knowledgeable of process improvement activities in unit and assists as requested
• Participates in staff meeting on a routine basis
• Utilizes self directed learning activities to maintain competency and above.

Education and/or Experience:

• Successful completion of accredited Surgical Technology Program
• Pediatric scrub tech experience preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current national certification as a surgical technologist. Or within 180 days of graduation if new graduate.
• Graduation from surgical technologist program and employed as surgical technologist before 2009 in lieu of certification.
• Completed a surgical technology training program in the military or public health service of the US
• CPR certified