Certified Surgical Technologist

Job Description:

Baptist Health Medical Group

Certified Surgical Tech

Vascular Surgery

St. Matthews area

Full time/First shift

Essential Duties:

• Assists in transferring / positioning patients under direct supervision

• Assists with room turnover

• Obtains necessary equipment and positioning supplies needed for cases

• Assures all scheduled and emergent cases have complete case carts

• Maintains communication with operating room staff, clinical coordinators, control desk charge nurse and manager

• Assists with orientation of new personnel and students as requested

• Resource for other team members through orientating, mentoring, and coaching

• Maintains aseptic technique while opening supplies and during surgical case

• Functions as a scrubbed (clean and sterile gown) member of the patient care team

• Demonstrates aseptic technique while tying, snapping surgical gowns and movement in OR suite

• Assists with the preparation of preoperative site and patient draping

• Performs activities required during the operation (e.g. handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, catheters, drains, dressing, etc.) under direct supervision of surgeon

• Observes for and corrects breaks in aseptic technique

• Handling specimens

• Makes appropriate decisions utilizing evidence-based practice and demonstrates critical thinking skills

• Assist is retraction of tissue and organs

• Assists the physician, within scope of practice, during procedures as necessary

• Transferring and irrigating with fluids

• Transferring but not administering drugs within the sterile field

• Assist in sponging or suctioning operative site

• Preparing or cutting suture material

• Performs skin closure under the direct supervision of the surgeon

• Applies dressing

Minimum Education/Experience:

• Associates degree required - Certified Surgical Technologist

• One year of job-related experience required

CST, Certified Surg Tech, Surgical Tech, Vascular, Clinical, Practice, Health Care