What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Surgical Tech - Surgery position at Garden City Hospital?
Overview:
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
At Garden City Hospital, we pride ourselves on community involvement and commitment to preserving access to quality and compassionate healthcare. We are a state-of-the-art medical facility with over 300 licensed beds and a teaching hospital, offering medical education to students, residents and fellows from across the country. The residency and fellowship programs offer graduate medical education to more than 80 trainees in specialties. Garden City Hospital has an award-winning staff of over 350 of the area's best and brightest physicians from almost every specialty. Learn more at www.gch.org.
Responsibilities:
The Certified Surgical Technologist is responsible for the preparation of sterile supplies and instruments for each assigned procedure, maintaining sterile field during case and providing surgeon with sterile supplies and instruments during assigned procedures. The Certified Surgical Technologist is an employee with a minimum of 0-1 years’ experience or an employee who is proficient in the following surgical specialties: General Surgery, Urology, Vascular, GYN, Orthopedics, and Neurosurgery/Neurospine. For applicable cases, the Certified Surgical Technologist is proficient in performing cases laparoscopically, open, or robotically assisted. The employee will demonstrate independent practice in the role of primary scrub technician and will be able to assume the role of camera holder, retractor holder, limb holder, uterine manipulator on more complicated cases.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
1. High School diploma or GED
2. Graduate of an accredited educational program for surgical technologists with a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification and meets the AB No. 347; 79th Session (2017) required.
3. Experience in scrubbing procedures in the generalized surgical specialties: General, Urology, Gynecology, Minor Vascular, Minor Orthopedics, and Minor Neurosurgery/Neurospine.
4. Proficient in performing cases laparoscopically, open, or robotically assisted.
5. Experience in scrubbing minor procedures in the specialty surgical areas.
6. Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
Employment Status: Per Diem Shift: Days Equal Employment Opportunity:
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
At Garden City Hospital, we pride ourselves on community involvement and commitment to preserving access to quality and compassionate healthcare. We are a state-of-the-art medical facility with over 300 licensed beds and a teaching hospital, offering medical education to students, residents and fellows from across the country. The residency and fellowship programs offer graduate medical education to more than 80 trainees in specialties. Garden City Hospital has an award-winning staff of over 350 of the area's best and brightest physicians from almost every specialty. Learn more at www.gch.org.
Responsibilities:
The Certified Surgical Technologist is responsible for the preparation of sterile supplies and instruments for each assigned procedure, maintaining sterile field during case and providing surgeon with sterile supplies and instruments during assigned procedures. The Certified Surgical Technologist is an employee with a minimum of 0-1 years’ experience or an employee who is proficient in the following surgical specialties: General Surgery, Urology, Vascular, GYN, Orthopedics, and Neurosurgery/Neurospine. For applicable cases, the Certified Surgical Technologist is proficient in performing cases laparoscopically, open, or robotically assisted. The employee will demonstrate independent practice in the role of primary scrub technician and will be able to assume the role of camera holder, retractor holder, limb holder, uterine manipulator on more complicated cases.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
1. High School diploma or GED
2. Graduate of an accredited educational program for surgical technologists with a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification and meets the AB No. 347; 79th Session (2017) required.
3. Experience in scrubbing procedures in the generalized surgical specialties: General, Urology, Gynecology, Minor Vascular, Minor Orthopedics, and Minor Neurosurgery/Neurospine.
4. Proficient in performing cases laparoscopically, open, or robotically assisted.
5. Experience in scrubbing minor procedures in the specialty surgical areas.
6. Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
Employment Status: Per Diem Shift: Days Equal Employment Opportunity:
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf