CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNICIAN (PRN)

The Certified Surgical Technician is responsible for delivering safe, effective, and efficient care in a surgical environment. This individual will handle the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure with a constant focus on the maintenance of the sterile field. Individuals in this position must have a solid understanding of the procedure being performed and anticipate the needs of the surgeon.

Type: PRN
Location: Fishers, IN ASC

Responsibilities:

• Prepares delivery care with appropriate sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies.
• Attends deliveries and hands required/requested instruments and supplies to surgeon during surgery.
• Assists with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.
• Maintains instruments in an organized manner and monitors/tracks instrument counts throughout procedures.
• Scrubs procedures of varying degrees of difficulty proficiently.
• Performs technical skills and trouble shoots equipment with minimal assistance.
• Prepares procedures with available information such as surgery schedule (age, procedure, and requested special instrumentation) and physician preference sheet (updating physician preference sheet as requested per physician).
• Assure that needed supplies and instrumentation is present and working properly for each procedure.
• Properly disposes of supplies and instrumentation following procedures in a consistent and timely manner. Assist with timely room turnover and prepare the operating room for the next procedure.
• Properly cleans and cares for instruments and equipment used in the surgical/procedure areas.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes in the Surgical Technologist field by attending classes and seminars as well as reading professional publications on an ongoing basis.
• Places a high priority on and maintains strict confidentiality in all situations.
• Participates in professional development activities and maintains applicable professional affiliations and certifications as required.
• Attends and participates in required organizational meetings and committees as requested.
• Perform additional related duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Certification/License Requirements:
Graduate of a Surgical Technologist program and must hold a current Certified Surgical Technologist certification (CST) or obtain certification within six months of hire date to position. One year experience as a CST preferred. Must maintain BLS certification (or obtain within six months of hire date to position).

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Working environment is in a surgical environment. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, bodily fluids, housekeeping/cleaning agents/chemicals, and other conditions common to a surgical environment. Work requires standing and walking or other means of mobility for extended periods of time. Position requires full range of body motion including reaching, stooping, bending, crouching, handling, pushing/pulling, moving/lifting heave supplies/equipment, and lifting/assisting/pushing/transferring patients, handling of instruments and equipment, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 100 pounds. Requires normal visual acuity and hearing must be in normal range for telephone contacts and to interact directly with patients. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Regularly interacts with the staff, physicians, and the public.