Certified Surgical Technologist - Part-time

Certified Surgical Technologist - Surgery, Part-time

CCMH has an immediate opening for a Part-time Certified Surgical Technologist for Cedar County Memorial Hospital. Duties and responsibilities for this position will include, but not be limited to, the following:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensuring that patient care and respect is always the number one priority.

Pre-operative duties:

• Appropriate donning of OR attire and personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Gathers, checks, and opens supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure
• Performs the surgical scrub, appropriately donning gown and gloves
• Sets up the sterile back table and stand with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for the procedure
• Performs initial instrument, sharps, and sponge counts
• Assists other team members with gowning and gloving
• Assists with draping the patient and establishing the sterile field
• Participates in surgical site and patient verification during the time-out procedure
• Secures tubing, cords, and other sterile accessories

Intraoperative duties:

• Prepares and anticipates need for additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure
• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon by passing instruments and supplies to surgeon during procedure
• Measurers and passes medications, hemostatic agents, and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure
• Holds retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon
• Sponges or suctions the operative site
• Apply electrocautery to clamps on bleeders
• Cuts suture material as directed by surgeon
• Coordinates the camera or changes out robotic arms/instruments during endoscopic surgery as directed by the surgeon
• Maintains highest standards of sterile technique during the procedures
• Performs additional counts as necessary throughout procedure
• Prepares sterile dressings and/or immobilization devices
• Prepares and passes off specimen(s) as necessary
• Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization
• Assists other members of the team with terminal cleaning of room
• Assists in prepping the OR for the next patient
• Participates in debriefing and quality improvement practices to ensure quality patient care

Additional duties:

• Reviews the patient’s chart, identifies patient, verifies surgery to be performed with consent forms, and brings patient to the assigned location for procedure/surgery
• Assists with transferring patients to the operating room table
• Monitors the comfort of the patient and provides verbal and tactile reassurance to patient as necessary
• Assists in maintaining normothermia
• Assists the anesthesia provider
• Assists with positioning the patient, using appropriate equipment and anatomical principles to avoid patient injury
• Applies the electrosurgical grounding pad
• Assist with applying tourniquets and monitors before the procedure begins
• Completes the patient skin prep prior to draping by the sterile surgical team
• Performs instrument, sharps, and sponge count prior to the operation and before the incision is closed
• Anticipates additional supplies that may be needed during the procedure and prepares accordingly
• Keeps accurate records throughout the procedure
• Properly cares for specimens collected
• Secures dressings after incision closure
• Helps transport the patient to the post anesthesia and/or recovery care area
• Performs urinary catheterization
• Updates and keeps accurate records of the surgeon’s preferences
• Required Qualifications/Skills/Abilities:
• Completion of a post-high school program to obtain an Associate of Applied Science degree in Surgical Technology
• National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting certification (NBSTSA) as a Surgical Technologist
• Proven organizational skills
• Minimum of two years of on-the-job-training
• Must have a high energy level with ability to work under the stress of the operating room atmosphere and exhibit emotional maturity, stability, and flexibility
• Ability to verify visual and audio alarms on machines
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology and analytical skills
• Ability to assist in performing diagnostic procedures
• People skills with a patient-centric focus

Performance, Physical and Environmental Components:Physical Requirements:

• High competency in the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Full range of body motion and flexibility
• Ability to climb, reach, kneel, stoop, and bend
• Exposure to bodily fluids, human tissues, contagious diseases, and sharps, and unpleasant sights, odors, and materials
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals including cleaning agents and disinfectants
• Exposure to electrical current
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use of prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately, within normal ranges in order to meet the requirements of the position
• Must have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with patients’ personnel and support and emotionally upset patients and, at times, hostile people
• Must be able to operate office equipment as necessary to ensure smooth workflow
• Must be able to speak the English language in an understandable manner and write the English language in a legible and understandable manner
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk throughout the day while operating a video display terminal and phone system
• Moderate to high work load; ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. with or without assistance
• Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, lifting, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers; dexterity, vision, hearing, and speaking abilities within normal ranges

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Travel reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person