Certified Surgical Scrub Tech CST

apartment Fisher-Titus Medical Center location_onNorwalk, OH, US

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Caring For the Community You Love

Choose a career to make a difference in people's lives every day, choose Fisher-Titus!

Perks of working at Fisher-Titus:

Hours of Work- Full time - Varied Shifts
Comprehensive Benefits Package- Medical & Dental coverage, 401K match, paid time off, tuition assistance and more!
Shift, Weekend & PRN differential

About Fisher-Titus:

Fisher-Titus proudly serves the greater Huron County area’s 70,000-plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care from heart and cancer care to outpatient services such as lab, imaging, and physical rehabilitation.

Vision: Be the first choice for healthcare and employment within our community

Mission: Deliver compassionate and convenient care to the highest level of excellence that promotes lifelong health and wellness for our community

General Summary:

Performs technical skills and aids surgeons, anesthesia personnel, registered nurses, and other professionals in the operating room. Performs similar duties in other areas of the hospital as assigned.

Essential Functions:

Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of techniques and procedures used by surgeons for various surgeries.
Practices within the scope of practice for a Surgical Technologist as outlined by the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).
Demonstrates an understanding of the principles of asepsis and consistently maintains sterile technique. Monitors and calls attention to breaks in technique. Communicates to circulating RN and surgeon any breaks in technique.
Demonstrates knowledge of sterilization and disinfection, as evidenced by practice.
Able to assemble and troubleshoot equipment and instrumentation.
Ensures all necessary equipment and available instruments and supplies are in the room prior to the start of a case.
Handles all surgical specimens appropriately.
In conjunction with the RN, conducts accurate sponge, needle, and instrument counts according to departmental policies.
Accurately confirms and labels all medications on the sterile field, informs surgeon of medication to be dispensed prior to passing at the field.
Demonstrates an understanding of the electronic system to retrieve and view pick tickets to pull surgical cases.
Updates preference cards as indicated. Communicates changes/needs to inventory coordinator.
Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency in preparing patient for surgery once in the surgical suit
Demonstrates OR team involvement by actively participating in operating room turnover process, returning unused case supplies/equipment, and assisting with restocking of room supplies.
Participates in surgical "Time Out" and "Sign Out" process for each procedure in conjunction with the circulating RN, surgeon, and any other surgical team members present according to departmental policy.
Contributes to the daily tasks of preparing next day's procedure equipment and supplies by completing pull and order, ensuring equipment is ready for the next day.
100% completion of department specific and required annual competencies.
Demonstrates time management and organizational skills.

FOR CST/SA Certification:

Demonstrates behaviors in the intraoperative phase to include: Using instruments/medical devices, providing exposure, handling and/or cutting tissue, providing hemostasis, and suturing under the direction of the surgeon.
Demonstrates an understanding of techniques used by various surgeons to facilitate a safe surgical procedure in the assist role.
Injections of medications, such as anesthetic agents, as directed and under the supervision of the surgeon.

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