Do you want to make a difference in the lives of children and families while advancing your surgical career? At HCA Memorial Healths Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Childrens Hospital, our surgical team provides specialized pediatric care in a collaborative, compassionate environment. We are seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) to join our Childrens Hospital Operating Room team and play a critical role in delivering exceptional patient care before, during, and after surgery.
As a CST, you will work alongside pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and surgical staff to ensure safe, efficient surgical procedures while supporting some of the regions most complex pediatric cases.
Job Summary and QualificationsAs a Surgical Technologist, your skill, dedication, and impact help drive the success of every surgery. You’ll prepare the surgical suite and assist during operations while collaborating with a highly skilled team that values each member’s expertise. With access to cutting-edge surgical equipment, predictable staffing, on-call support, and opportunities for education and career growth, you’ll have the resources to build a career of a lifetime while improving the lives of patients every day.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Prepare operating rooms and surgical equipment for pediatric procedures.
- Maintain a sterile field and adhere to all infection prevention standards.
- Anticipate the needs of surgeons during procedures and efficiently pass instruments and supplies.
- Perform sponge, sharps, and instrument counts according to established protocols.
- Assist with patient positioning, preparation, and transport while prioritizing patient safety and comfort.
- Operate and troubleshoot surgical equipment and instrumentation.
- Collaborate with surgeons, registered nurses, anesthesia providers, and support staff to provide seamless care.
- Ensure proper handling and labeling of specimens.
- Participate in maintaining inventory and stocking surgical supplies.
- Support quality improvement initiatives and patient safety standards throughout the department.
What qualifications you will need:Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program.
- Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), or certification eligibility as required by state and facility guidelines.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Strong understanding of aseptic technique and surgical instrumentation.
- Previous pediatric OR experience.
- Experience in a hospital-based operating room setting.
Why Join Memorial Healths Childrens Hospital?
At Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Childrens Hospital, youll be part of a dedicated pediatric surgical team caring for infants, children, and adolescents throughout Southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry. Our team is committed to clinical excellence, innovation, and compassionate family-centered care. Here, youll have the opportunity to work with advanced technology, develop specialized pediatric surgical skills, and make a meaningful impact every day.
If youre looking for a rewarding opportunity to support life-changing care for pediatric patients, wed love to connect with you.
Apply today and join a team thats committed to caring for our communitys youngest patients.
Benefits
Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the regions leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, childrens care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the regions only Level I trauma center and childrens hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.
At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
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