What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Surgical Technician position at TriHealth?
Job Description
At TriHealth, Certified Surgical Technologists are central to the success of every procedure and every patient outcome. When you join our surgical services team, you become part of a respected, people ‑ focused health system where your technical expertise, dedication, and teamwork truly make a difference.
Location: 110 N Poplar St, Oxford, OH 45056
Schedule: Full time day shift
Incentives & Benefits
Minimum Job Requirements
Performs technical skills and provides assistance to surgeons, anesthesia personnel, registered nurses, and other professionals in the operating room. Performs similar duties in other areas of the hospital as assigned.
Job Responsibilities
Bending - Occasionally
Climbing - Rarely
Concentrating - Frequently
Continuous Learning - Frequently
Hearing: Conversation - Frequently
Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
Interpersonal Commnication - Frequently
Kneeling - Rarely
Lifting <10lbs - Frequently
Lifting 50 lbs- Rarely
Lifting <50lbs - Occasionally
Pulling - Occasionally
Pushing - Occasionally
Reaching - Occasionally
Reading - Frequently
Sitting - Occasionally
Standing - Frequently
Talking - Frequently
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
Use of Hands - Frequently
Color Vision - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
Walking - Frequently
TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors
At TriHealth, We Believe There Is No Responsibility More Important Than To SERVE Our Patients, Our Communities, And Our Fellow Team Members. To Achieve Our Vision And Mission, ALL TriHealth Team Members Are Expected To Demonstrate And Live The Following
Serve: ALWAYS…
At TriHealth, Certified Surgical Technologists are central to the success of every procedure and every patient outcome. When you join our surgical services team, you become part of a respected, people ‑ focused health system where your technical expertise, dedication, and teamwork truly make a difference.
Location: 110 N Poplar St, Oxford, OH 45056
Schedule: Full time day shift
Incentives & Benefits
- Sign on bonus up to $16,000 ( for external candidates only)
- PRN positions not eligible for TriHealth benefits
Minimum Job Requirements
- High School Degree
- Graduate of accredited school of Surgical Technology. Will accept a non-accredited school of Surgical Technology if hired prior to 2019.
- BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers)
- Surgical Technologist Certification required
Performs technical skills and provides assistance to surgeons, anesthesia personnel, registered nurses, and other professionals in the operating room. Performs similar duties in other areas of the hospital as assigned.
Job Responsibilities
- Personal/Professional growth/development: Pursues educational opportunities related to field of expertise thru internal and external training opportunities.
- Effective Communication: Communicates professionally with team members/customers related to patient care situations
- Job knowledge: Demonstrates competence performance for the position and knowledge of the unit thru understanding of policies/unit goals/organizational goals
- Maintains a safe environment for self, patients, team members
- Participates in unit based quality initiatives
- Works closely with team members to assure that needs of the unit/patient/customers are met
Bending - Occasionally
Climbing - Rarely
Concentrating - Frequently
Continuous Learning - Frequently
Hearing: Conversation - Frequently
Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
Interpersonal Commnication - Frequently
Kneeling - Rarely
Lifting <10lbs - Frequently
Lifting 50 lbs- Rarely
Lifting <50lbs - Occasionally
Pulling - Occasionally
Pushing - Occasionally
Reaching - Occasionally
Reading - Frequently
Sitting - Occasionally
Standing - Frequently
Talking - Frequently
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
Use of Hands - Frequently
Color Vision - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
Walking - Frequently
TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors
At TriHealth, We Believe There Is No Responsibility More Important Than To SERVE Our Patients, Our Communities, And Our Fellow Team Members. To Achieve Our Vision And Mission, ALL TriHealth Team Members Are Expected To Demonstrate And Live The Following
Serve: ALWAYS…
- Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
- Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
- Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas
- Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
- Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
- Work on improving quality, safety, and service
- Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
- Respect everyone’s opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
- Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.
- Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
- Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
- Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.
- Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
- Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community