Certified Surgical Technician

Job overview

Certified Surgical Technician at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, PA. This is an onsite, full-time position with compensation not specified. Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health. The Certified Surgical Technician is responsible for preparing the operating room, maintaining sterile fields, and assisting surgeons during procedures by providing necessary instruments and supplies. This role requires critical thinking and the ability to anticipate the needs of the surgical team to ensure patient safety and procedural efficiency.

What you'll do

• Before an operation, helps set up the operating room and organizes sterile table with surgical instruments and equipment, sterile linens, and sterile solutions.
• Checks, adjusts, and operates equipment such as sterilizers, lights, suction machines, electrosurgical units, and diagnostic equipment.
• Maintains supply of fluids such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation.
• Prepares patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
• Also transports, positions patients on table, and covers them with sterile surgical "drapes." Scrubs hands and arms, puts on sterile operating room attire to be able to work within the sterile field established around the patient and to handle the sterilized instruments, equipment, and supplies used in the procedure.
• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon, passing instruments, and providing sterile items in an efficient manner.
• Helps prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and applies dressings as directed.
• Cleans and restocks the operating room.
• Adheres to The Joint Commission (TJC) on professional standards and attends hospital in-service training sessions as directed.
• Provides age-appropriate care for all age groups.

What we're looking for

Education

High School Diploma

Experience

High School diploma or equivalent. Surgical technologists graduate from surgical technology program (Years of relevant experience may be substituted for required education/certification.)

Skills & competencies

certified surgical technician

johnstown pa

conemaugh memorial medical center

full time

onsite

nursing

varied schedule

no weekends

no on-call

no travel

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive Benefits, Financial Protection & PTO, Financial & Career Growth, Employee Well-being, Professional Development

About the employer

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists). Sector: 62.