About this position

Provides assistance and support to the surgeon and operative team to ensure a safe environment, equipment functions properly, adheres to surgical concepts and infection control principles for the customer who may include: neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults or older adults. The Surgical Technologist (CST) works under the supervision of the registered nurse.

What we’ll expect from you

• Collaborates as a team member with other health care providers to ensure optimal outcomes for surgical customers.
• Recognizes emergency situations and responds promptly and effectively.
• Evaluates one's own practice in relation to professional standards of practice and relevant statues and regulations.
• Participates in Quality improvement activities to ensure remarkable care for surgical services customers and families.
• Cares for instruments and equipment before, during and after surgery to ensure proper function.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of surgical procedures and instrument/equipment use.
• Creates a safe customer environment by implementing surgical asepsis, sterile technique, surgical conscience, universal precautions, and all customer safety procedures.
• Assists the surgeon during the operative procedures within scope of practice
• Participates in perioperative safety, Time Out, Fire Safety, Injury Prevention, etc.
• Identifies specimens before passing off the field.
• Assists RN with circulating duties as assigned.
• Accepts other duties as assigned to promote the accomplishment of organizational goals.
• The team member is accountable to demonstrate proficiency for the skills outlined in the appropriate position skills list.
• The team member is accountable to maintain skill proficiency, including improvement where deemed necessary, and upgrading any additional or new skills on the appropriate position skills list.

• Recognizes and complies with legal, regulatory, accrediting and procedural requirements related to area of responsibility.
• Understands and follows principles and standards as outlined in North Memorial's Corporate Code of Conduct.
• Protects customer and team member privacy and only accesses customer and/or team member related information as needed to perform job duties.
• Reports violations or areas of concern to supervisor or Corporate Compliance Officer via established methods of communication.
• Understands and follows principles and standards as outlined in North Memorial's Corporate Code of Conduct.
• Protects customer and team member privacy and only accesses customer and/or team member related information as needed to perform job duties.
• Reports violations or areas of concern to supervisor or Corporate Compliance Officer via established methods of communication.
• Recognizes and complies with legal, regulatory, accrediting and procedural requirements related to area of responsibility.
• Understands and follows principles and standards as outlined in North Memorial's Corporate Code of Conduct.
• Protects customer and team member privacy and only accesses customer and/or team member related information as needed to perform job duties.
• Reports violations or areas of concern to supervisor or Corporate Compliance Officer via established methods of communication.

Interested? Here are our requirements

Education

• Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program or equivalent.   

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

• Previous Operating room experience preferred.
• Customer service skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize.
• Communication and Interpersonal skills      

Licensure/Certification(s) Mandatory

• Certified Surgical Technologist(CST) through governing body, i.e. National Board Surgical Technologists (NBST), National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT); or obtained within 12 months of hire - Community Standard
• BLS certification required at time of hire- NMHC Standard