Certified Surgical Technologist Lead

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive 'A' grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.

Surgical Techs may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $10,000. Ask a recruitment team member for more information to learn more!

We are proud to share that we are known for our leading surgical services, state-of-the-art, minimally-invasive procedures and for having the best in robotics technology. Here, you'll work in partnership and learn from exceptional physicians and incredible nurses that value your skills and share a passion for innovation and outcome excellence.

A surgical tech or SPD role is not just an opportunity to be a difference-maker, it's the chance to harness the knowledge, support and potential that surrounds you.

As a Surgical Tech/Scrub Tech you will:

• Work under the supervision of the surgeon and RN.
• Assist surgical team during operative procedures by arranging and inventorying sterile set-up of instruments, equipment and supplies for surgical cases and passing items to surgeons and nurses as needed.
• Assist in preparing and moving patients and sterilizing and cleaning instruments, equipment and rooms.

**Previous OR /Scrub experience Required**

**Previous Leadership experience preferred**

Day to Day duties: This role will cover Ortho and Sports med service lines

• Scrub on all cases.
• Primarily, Spine, Ortho (Totals/ Smaller Sports medicine cases), Robotics, Urology, plastics, ENT, GYN, Eyes, Dental, Gen.
• Communicate case changes to staff, support, and coach staff to build confidence and growth.
• Hold staff accountable to policy and high standard of practice.
• Collaborate with the lead Anesthesiologist on daily case flow and efficiency.
• Assist in the development and implementation of educational programs/ practices for department associates.
• Act as leadership within the department to support staff, Manager and Director
• Facilitating Training, Staff engagement, Supplies, Scheduling.
• Giving breaks and/or providing additional supplies and sterile instruments as needed during operations.
• Assisting with Room turnover and restocking for next day’s cases.
• Maintaining sterile field during procedures.
• Handing instruments to surgeons, anticipating surgeon’s needs.
• Maintaining and updating preference cards.

9 OR Suites-1 dedicated labor and delivery suite. Labor Delivery attends C-Sections

Approx. 20-30+ cases per Day

Schedule: 36hrs/ Week -Variable days per surgical volume and current unit needs 

Call Required-Approx 5 call shifts in 6 weeks –1900-0700 weeknights and 700-1900, 1900-0700 on weekends

30min Callback radius required. Sleep rooms available

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Basic Computer skills required.
• One year of experience in a surgical setting preferred.
• Experience in a specialty field preferred.
• HS Diploma/GED required
• Completion of an approved Surgical Technician program required
• BLS from the American Heart Association required
• Current registration with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a surgical technologist for associates working in Colorado. * A person performing Surgical Tech functions within the scope of another Colorado license, certification, or registration does not need to register as a Surgical Tech required
• Certification in Surgical Technology from the National Board Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or Certification as a Tech in Surgery (CST) from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) required

Physical Requirements-Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)