Certified Surgical Tech Union - SMRMC Surgery

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As a long-standing community partner with a 114-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 380-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.

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The Certified Surgical Technologist I 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. The Certified Surgical Technologist I is an employee with a minimum of 0-1 years' experience or an employee who is proficient in the following surgical specialties: General Surgery, Urology, Minor Vascular, GYN, Minor Orthopedics, and Minor Neurosurgery/Neurospine. For applicable cases, the Certified Surgical Technologist I is proficient in performing cases laparoscopically, open, or robotically assisted. The employee will demonstrate independent practice in the role of primary scrub technician and will be able to assume the role of camera holder, retractor holder, limb holder, uterine manipulator on more complicated cases.

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. Experience in scrubbing procedures in the generalized surgical specialties: General, Urology, Gynecology, Minor Vascular, Minor Orthopedics, and Minor Neurosurgery/Neurospine.
4. Proficient in performing cases laparoscopically, open, or robotically assisted.
5. Experience in scrubbing minor procedures in the specialty surgical areas.
6. Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.