Certified Surgical Technician

Job overview

Certified Surgical Technician, Full Time, Johnstown PA. Compensation is not specified. This role exists to maintain the sterile field in the operating room, assist the surgical team, and ensure patient safety during procedures.

What you'll do

• Maintain the sterile field in the operating room, being constantly vigilant to see that proper aseptic techniques are utilized to prevent contamination and infection.
• To assist the surgical team as the sterile member who passes instruments, sutures, and sponges during surgery.
• 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 or equivalent Preferred; Surgical technologists graduate from surgical technology program

Experience

Years of relevant experience may be substituted for required education/certification.

Skills & competencies

surgical technician

certified

full-time

variable shifts

johnstown

pa

united states

conemaugh memorial medical center

no weekends

no on-call

About the employer

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