Overview
Plastics Surgery ASC in Bethesda is looking for a Certified Surgical Technician.
Pay Starting @ $30 // Hr. + Dependant on Experience
Looking for a highly motivated individual who can keep up with our fast-paced ORs.
Someone who has initiative and a “can-do” attitude, a willingness to learn new things.
Shift hours are 6:45am – 3:45pm Monday-Friday. No scheduled call or weekends.
Responsibilities
Basic Job Responsibilities to include (but not limited to):
- Prepares the operating room with supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedures.
- Performs activities pertaining to the handling of sterile instruments, drapes, sutures, sponges, catheters, drains and dressings.
- Operates and trouble shoots lights, suction, diagnostic equipment and electrosurgical instruments.
- Maintains the sterile field.
- Cleans and clears operating room of used instruments and equipment after each case.
- Cleans, sets up, and organizes, operating room for next procedure.
- Cleans, reprocesses, assembles, and sterilizes, instruments, for next day cases.
- Assists in lifting and transport of patients.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education/Licensure/Certification:
- Graduate from a surgical technologist training program, required.
- CST or equivalent certification required. If not certified is able to sit for take/pass exam within 3 months of employment.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, required.
- 3+ Years’ experience.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
- Physically demanding, potentially high-stress environment.
- Ability to sustain constant attention and alertness over a prolonged period of time
- Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and repetitive motions.
- Pushing and pulling heavy objects.
- Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients.
- Manual and finger dexterity.
- Hand and eye coordination.
- Standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range.
- Working under high pressure conditions with precision and calm.
- Working irregular hours.
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