Certified Surgical Tech III Union - 10 Hr - SMRMC Surgery

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As a long-standing community partner with a 116-year history, Saint Mary's Health Network offers Northern Nevada inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services. Nationally recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, as well as named one of the Top 100 Hospitals by Fortune/Merative and America's Best 250 hospitals by Healthgrades, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center is a 352-bed acute care hospital offering a robust line of inpatient, outpatient and ancillary services including a top-rated Center for Cancer, surgical and orthopedic services, and an award-winning Cardiology program and more. The health system, a member of Prime Healthcare, also operates a fully-integrated Medical Group, multiple urgent care clinics, freestanding imaging, lab, and primary care clinics. For more information, visit www.SaintMarysReno.com.

The Certified Surgical Technologist III is responsible for the preparation of sterile supplies and instruments for each assigned procedure, maintaining sterile field during case and providing surgeon with sterile supplies and instruments during assigned procedures. There are two paths to the Certified Surgical Technologist III. The Certified Surgical Technologist III is (1) an employee who is the lead in a service line(s) or (2) an employee who is proficient in advanced cases in the following surgical specialties: General Surgery, Urology, Vascular, GYN, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery/Neurospine, and Cardiac Surgery and considered a resource expert in at least two of those specialties. For applicable cases, the Certified Surgical Technologist III is proficient in performing cases laparoscopically, open, or robotically assisted. The Certified Surgical Technologist III can assume the role of camera holder, retractor holder, limb holder, or uterine manipulator on more complicated cases The employee will demonstrate independent practice in the role of primary scrub technician and hold a current CST to be considered for The Certified Surgical Technologist III.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. High School diploma or GED
2. Graduate of an accredited educational program for surgical technologists with a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) Certification and meets the AB No. 347; 79th Session (2017) required.
3. For path 1: Lead in select service line(s). Acts as coordinator between surgeon and hospital; interfaces with vendors, SPD, Supply Chain to ensure equipment, instruments, and supplies are available and working for cases; responsible for ordering supplies needed; responsible for updating preference cards; performs as preceptor. For path 2: Experience and Mastery, in scrubbing minor and major procedures in the generalized surgical specialties, (General, Urology, Vascular, Gynecology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery/Neurospine, and Cardiac Surgery.
4. Must be a resource expert in at least two of these specialties.
5. Experience in scrubbing in the specialty surgical areas.
6. Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.