CST III

Medical Center Health System Odessa, TX, US

Position Summary

The Certified Surgical Technologist/LVN Surgical Technologist and the Surgical Technologist assist in the nursing care and preparation of surgical patients in the Outpatient and Main Operating Room. He/she functions as a member of the sterile team in donning gown and gloves, creating and maintaining a sterile field and issuing instruments to surgeons utilizing AORN standards of care.

Qualifications

Education:

Current Surgical Technologist Certification or eligible upon hire or transfer to the department. Surgical Technologist I and II must obtain Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification within six (6) months of hire or transfer to position. Surgical Technologists who were employed before September 1, 2009, may remain employed as surgical technologists without meeting the certification requirement.

Training and Experience:
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or transfer to department.
Complete the following competencies within three (3) months of hire or transfer to department:
Aseptic technique
Gowning and gloving
Surgical hand scrub
Surgical case preparation
Sterile case set-up
Surgical draping
Intraoperative actions
Postoperative actions
ST and CST levels are based off of a point system designed in the career ladder.
Basic DaVinci Robotic Surgery proficiency-within one (1) year for

new hires; within two(2) years of signing job description for tenured staff.

Unusual Physical Demands And Working Conditions

Ability to perform:
Heavy lifting
Sustained standing and walking
Work under stress
Varied work hours and shifts
Comply with Call Schedule
May encounter exposure to infectious diseases.

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