Role Overview: Assists surgeons during surgical procedures, ensuring patient care across all ages.
Key Responsibilities: Supports treatment coordination, handles basic patient assistance, connects patients to equipment, practices aseptic techniques, participates in surgical briefings, verifies surgical site, manages supplies and specimens, maintains sterile dressings, follows universal precautions, initiates emergency procedures, participates in patient admission/discharge, performs billing, and acts as a preceptor.
Qualifications & Skills: Current certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or eligible under Pennsylvania Act 80. Requires graduate from a specialty training program. Strong adherence to policies, protocols, and standards of care. Ability to perform quality control monitoring and handle additional duties like specimen collection and patient transport.
Work Environment & Additional Info: Performs duties primarily in a clinical setting with on-call rotations, holiday work, and response time expectations. The role involves collaboration, compliance with safety standards, and continuous learning.
Benefits & Culture: Offers comprehensive benefits including health plans, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, and family support. Emphasizes kindness, excellence, learning, innovation, safety, diversity, and a collaborative environment.