Certified Surgical Tech (CST), OR Baptist Parkridge, PRN

Prisma Health Columbia, SC Fulltime

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Summary

Assists with patient care before, during, and after surgical procedures by performing scrub duties, preparing the OR, maintaining sterile technique, and handling instruments and specimens. Variable shift; requires Surgical Technology training or military training and CST certification, with no previous experience required.

Highlights

Experience
No previous experience required
Education
Surgical Technology program or U.S. Armed Forces surgical technologist training
Certifications
CST with NBSTSA or qualifying TS-C from NCCT; 15 hours ST education annually
Department
Operating Room
Reports To
Supervisor, manager, director, or executive
Type
Full-Time
Schedule
Variable

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary
Assists in care of patients of all ages before, during and after surgical procedures by performing scrub duties and related functions as a member of the surgical team on a novice to advanced beginner level completing identified job competencies. Maintains patient safety, privacy and confidentiality. Complies with legal aspects of patient care. Complies with sterilization standards and standards for handling sharps or contaminated instruments. Participates in quality improvement activities and completes hospital required education annually.

Essential Functions
  • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
  • Prepares for surgical procedures by collecting necessary supplies and instruments according to Surgeon Preference Card.
  • Prepares the Operating Room for cases by opening sterile supplies, setting up table, arranging instruments and supplies according to type of case.
  • Assists the surgical team during the operative procedure. Assists in maintaining correct count of instruments, needles and sponges. Identifies and cares for specimens. Handles drugs and solutions under direction of the RN.
  • Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and terminally clean at the end of the day. Returns unused supplies and instruments and extra equipment to proper storage.
  • Maintains aseptic techniques; actively monitor situations which could lead to breaches in aseptic technique. Takes action to correct.
  • Models Prisma Health behavior expectations. Assists with coaching, mentoring and training coworkers as assigned. Trains and assists with integration of new team members. Shares knowledge, ideas and expertise to support the team and the department.
  • Completes annual age specific accountabilities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
  • This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.


Minimum Requirements
  • Education - Successful completion of a Surgical Technology program or Surgical Technologist training in the U.S. Armed Forces.
  • Experience - No previous experience required.


In Lieu Of
  • In lieu of the education requirement only, must be current with mandatory 15 hours annually of ST continuing education AND either have been employed as a ST in South Carolina prior to Jan. 1, 2008, OR have completed a ST military training program.
  • Team members employed in this job prior to July 1, 2020, without surgical tech certification that are grandfathered under state law are not required to obtain certification but are required to complete 15 hours annually of continuing ST education


Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
  • CST (Certified Surgical Tech) with NBSTSA; or may accept TS-C (Tech in Surgery) from NCCT certification IF employed as a surgical tech in South Carolina prior to January 1, 2008, or has completed a surgical tech military training program.
  • Maintains surgical technology certification

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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to complete 15 hours of mandatory ST education annually


Work Shift
Variable (United States of America)

Location
Parkridge

Facility
Baptist Parkridge Hospital

Department
Operating Room

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