Role: Surgical Technologist responsible for assisting surgeons during procedures, ensuring sterile techniques, and maintaining surgical supplies.
Key Duties:
- Assist with patient care and coordinate treatments across disciplines.
- Prepare operating rooms by practicing aseptic techniques, scrubbing, gowning, gloving, and setting up instruments.
- Participate in surgical timeouts, verify surgical site, and maintain accurate surgical counts.
- Handle specimens, dispose of sharps and linens, and assess wounds for dressing changes.
- Adhere to universal precautions, initiate emergency procedures, and perform billing as needed.
- Support patient admission/discharge, participate in on-call rotations, and act as a preceptor for students.
- Perform quality control activities and additional duties like specimen collection and patient transport.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Current certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or eligible under Pennsylvania Act 80.
- Completion of a Specialty Training Program in Surgical Technology.
- Ability to work rotating shifts, including weekends, holidays, and on-call duties.
- Strong adherence to policies, protocols, and standards of care.
Work Environment & Benefits: Typically performed in a clinical setting, with comprehensive benefits from day one, including health insurance, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, and support for work-life balance.