Certified Surgical Tech​/Certified First Assist

• Communicates effectively with a wide range of age groups, ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Displays effective organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize accurately and quickly. Demonstrates computer skills relevant to the service provided.
• Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required for age-specific populations, including all aspects of surgical technology in the perioperative care process.
• Surgical Technologists are not permitted to perform activities of a first assistant, which include independent tissue manipulation and/or handling, cutting, ligating, and/or dissecting tissue, providing hemostasis, and/or suturing.

Physical/working conditions:

• Able to access the entire facility: lift, transport patients, supplies, and equipment.
• Demonstrates manual dexterity, hearing acuity, and verbal ability.
• Displays ability for standing long periods of time, walking, lifting, bending, and stooping for much of the workday.
• Has efficient endurance to perform tasks over long periods of time.
• Exposure to blood/body fluids, hazardous materials, and communicable diseases.
• Participates in creating a safety culture by always optimizing safety.
• Able to deal with frustration and stress appropriately.
• Able to communicate effectively and professionally with other staff, physicians, and shift supervisors.
• Able to work weekends, holidays, and shift rotations as needed.
• Considered critical services during inclement weather and disasters.
• Available for call rotation as needed.

Education/formal training/licensure/certification experience:

• Graduate of a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technology *
• OR Graduate of a training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, or Air Force *
• Obtain an accredited surgical technologist certification credential during the 12-month period following the successful completion of a surgical technology program and maintain certification to retain employment as a surgical technologist.
• BCLS required.