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FOOTHILLS SURGERY CENTER
Certified Surgical Technologist
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What they do
A Surgical Technician or Technologist assists with surgical operations. Prepares the operating room and equipment before a procedure, and helps surgeons and nurses during the procedure. Works in hospitals or other healthcare facilities.
$51,356 / year median in Colorado
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Certified Surgical Technologist, where your expertise will directly impact patient care and surgical success. In this vital role, you will assist surgeons and surgical teams by preparing operating rooms, handling surgical instruments, and ensuring sterile techniques are meticulously maintained. Your approach and attention to detail will help create a seamless surgical environment, promoting safety and efficiency in every procedure. Essential Job Responsibilities with demonstrated competency: Possesses abilities to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team to provide safe care to the patient throughout his surgical experience. Demonstrates knowledge in the ability to plan, prepare and assemble the proper sterile supplies & instruments for planned procedure. Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of sterile surgical instruments and supplies while securing a sterile field. Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of contaminated articles used during surgery, to mitigate occupational exposure to self and others. Possesses the required knowledge of surgical instrumentation names, uses and applications. Prepares operating / procedure rooms with specific equipment, sterile instruments and supplies based on physician preferences and the accumulative knowledge based on experiences to optimize work flow, efficiencies and cost containment strategies. Understands and anticipates expected procedure course of events and prepares for and responds with expediency. Protects patient privacy during direct patient contact and abides to HIPAA standards upholding the privacy and security of PHI and ePHI. Flexibility to adapt to changing schedules and assist in a variety of surgical specialties as needed