Certified Surgical Technologist - Berkshire Health Systems

• DEFINITION/PRIMARY FUNCTION
  • A Certified Surgical Technologist is a paraprofessional qualified by a didactic and clinical training to provide Services in the Operating Room under the supervision and responsibility of the Operating Room Director and RN circulatory nurses or her/his designee. As part of the Operating Room Team, he/she is responsible for the technical aspects of the patient’s surgical intervention. The Certified Surgical Technologist and Circulating Nurse work as a team as the surgical patients advocate.
• POSITION QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum qualifications are required unless stated otherwise.)
  • Experience:
    • Knowledge and application of surgical aseptic technique required.
    • Familiarity with basic surgical procedures, instruments, equipment, physiology, microbiology, anatomy and psychological process required.
    • Recent experience in Operating Room technology.
    • Has verbal ability to use and understand medical terminology to fulfill quickly and accurately Surgeons and Nurses instructions.
  • Education and Training:
    • Graduate of a CAAHEP Accredited Surgical Technologist Program.
  • License, Certification & Registration:
    • Certified in Basic Life Support required.
    • CST - Certified Surgical Technologist (Within 6 months of hire)
  • Other Requirements:
    • Assignments will rotate between Crane and Main OR
    • Rotation on-call system participation required.
    • Must be willing to float to other organizational locations for which the colleague has received training.
    • Ability to anticipate and meet the needs of the Surgical Team required.
    • Ability to meet the needs of the patients for safety, comfort, and reassurance required.
    • Capable of rapid and accurate movements of body and hands in response to visual and audio stimuli.
    • Able to perform a variety of duties in the Operating Room under supervision of the Registered Nurse.
    • Maintain competency in all surgical equipment as required.
    • Knowledge and application of surgical aseptic technique
    • Ability to perform effectively in stressful and emergency situations
    • Demonstrated professional communication with all internal and external contacts

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