CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECH

About Legent Health

At Legent Health, our mission is simple yet profound: “To provide first-class health care that puts YOU first.”

Our vision reflects our commitment to excellence: “Through robust physician partnerships, become a nationwide leader in compassionate, quality healthcare focused on the patient and available to everyone.”

Our values, also known as our brand pillars, define how we stay true to our identity in the healthcare industry and the communities we serve. These values are central to everything we do:

Respect: We honor the time and trust of both patients and physicians by delivering organized, efficient services that ensure a seamless healthcare experience.
Service: We are committed to highly personalized care for patients, their families, and the physicians who serve them, driving optimal outcomes for all.
Leadership: We strive to be a trusted leader through innovation, clear communication, and unwavering dedication to excellence across our employees and partners.

Joining Legent Health means being part of a team that lives these principles every day, as we build a future focused on compassionate, quality care.

About the Role

The Certified Surgical Technologists is an allied health professional, who is an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. The Certified Surgical Technologists work under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. The Certified Surgical Technologist shall possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

POSITION’S ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Certified Surgical Technologist handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure.
Understands the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon.
Knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative. procedure and is constantly on vigil for maintenance of the sterile field. Duties are as follows:

STERILE PROCESSING DUTIES:

Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments.
Follows proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
Sort mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects, and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair, or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
Maintains a clean work area.
Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST DUTIES:

Checks supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedure.
Sets up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for procedure.
Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed.
Helps in draping sterile field.
Passes instruments, etc., to surgeon during procedure.
Maintains highest standard of sterile technique during procedure.
Prepares sterile dressings.
Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization.
Assists other members of team with terminal cleaning of room.
Assists in prepping room for the next patient.
All other duties as assigned.

ROBOTIC DUTIES:

Able to answer both clinical and technical questions about the da Vinci surgical system
Tasked with plan for sustainable growth of the robotics program
Serves as main point of contact
Enables surgeon access and facilitates best in class case support experience
Targets and supports new surgeons interested in surgical procedures using the da Vinci system
Coordinates and attends regularly scheduled robotic Steering Committees and provides operations updates on the progression of the program
Works to configure the operation room ® in a way that is efficient for the use of a da Vinci surgical system
Works with materials management to order da Vinci surgical instruments and accessories as needed
Maintains lean par levels of all da Vinci surgical instruments and accessories that should be in stock
Creates a metric tracking system for robotic cases to set benchmarks and evaluates progress towards the goals in reduction of non-operative time and more efficient OR workflow
Based off usage metrics based on instrument utilization data, determines where it makes sense to create trays and where instruments should be peeled back
Works with surgeons and nursing staff to lean out preference cards and determine which standing orders are needed for all robotic assisted procedures
Works with the OR manager or charge nurse to ensure operating rooms, designated for robotic-assisted surgical cases, are properly staffed
Works with the nursing staff to ensure robotic rooms have all ancillary supplies needed for robotic surgeries performed with a da Vinci surgical system
Establishes a training pathway for all new hires or those that will be working in the OR designated for robotic-assisted surgical procedures, including assigning online modules, providing an in-service on the da Vinci surgical system, and observing cases
Establishes clinical competencies for all staff involved in robotic-assisted surgical procedures and explains guidelines for annual testing to ensure those competencies are met
Educates the OR staff on updates or new products used within robotic-assisted surgical procedures
Troubleshoots any issues with the da Vinci surgical system during surgical procedures
Initiates RMA process for damaged instruments and scopes
Assists as scrub nurse or First Assist at patient side during robotic-assisted surgical procedures if applicable
Responsible for maintaining, updating, and collecting the daily wrap-up sheet
Responsible for storing other da Vinci surgical system documentation in a centralized location or dedicated binder such as a Communication Binder.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

3 Years’ experience as a Surgical Technologist Preferred, or equivalent Military training.
Two (2) years of experience as a surgical technologist and/or has demonstrated competency in two (2) or more specialty areas.
Demonstrates knowledge and practice of perioperative patient care concepts.
Certified Surgical Technologist Required.

Why Join Legent Health?

Legent Health fosters an environment where team members are empowered to deliver exceptional care while growing professionally within a supportive, values-driven culture.

We Offer:

Competitive salary and performance incentives
Comprehensive benefits package
Paid time off and wellness programs
Career development and training opportunities

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Legent Health is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

I-9 and E-Verify Compliance:
Employment eligibility will be verified through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system. All applicants must provide valid documentation to establish identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by federal law.

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