Cst III

Position Summary

The Certified Surgical Technologist/LVN Surgical Technologist and the Surgical# Technologist assist in the nursing care and preparation of surgical patients in the# Outpatient and Main Operating Room. He/she functions as a member of the# sterile team in donning gown and gloves, creating and maintaining a sterile field# and issuing instruments to surgeons utilizing AORN standards of care.

Qualifications

A.

Education

Current Surgical Technologist Certification or eligible upon hire or transfer# to the department. Surgical Technologist I and II must obtain Certified# Surgical Technologist (CST) certification within six (6) months of hire or# transfer to position. Surgical Technologists who were employed before# Page 3 of 4 September 1, 2009, may remain employed as surgical technologists without meeting the certification requirement.

B. Training and Experience:

1. Current Basic Life Support (BL)S Certification through the American# Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or transfer to department.
2. Complete the following competencies within three (3) months of# hire or transfer to department: # Aseptic technique # Gowning and gloving # Surgical hand scrub # Surgical case preparation # Sterile case set-up # Surgical draping # Intraoperative actions # Postoperative actions
3. ST and CST levels are based off of a point system designed in the# career ladder.
4. Basic DaVinci Robotic Surgery proficiency-within one (1) year for# #new hires; within two(2) years of signing job description for tenured# staff.# Unusual Physical Demands and Working Conditions: A. Ability to perform:
5. Heavy lifting
6. Sustained standing and walking
7. Work under stress
8. Varied work hours and shifts
9. Comply with Call Schedule B. May encounter exposure to infectious diseases