Surgical Technician Cert

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, part of CommonSpirit Heath, a national nonprofit health system based in Englewood, Colorado. The faith-based system operates in 18 states and includes 103 hospitals. Additional services offered within the system are: long-term care, assisted and residential living communities, community health services organizations, home health agencies, and numerous outpatient facilities.

As our Surgical Tech, you will help prepare the operating room and surgical team so they can successfully perform a variety of surgical procedures for patients.

Every day you will set up surgical equipment and instruments, assist the surgical team, and ensure a sterile environment. You will be expected to adapt quickly, collaborate effectively within the OR team, and contribute directly to the patient's healing process.

To be successful in this role, you must possess adaptability, a strong team-player mindset, and enthusiasm for supporting complex surgical procedures.

• Prepare the procedure room with appropriate instrumentation, equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrate competence and understanding of sterile technique, sterilization, environmental controls and decontamination of instrument and equipment.
• Establish and maintain an organized sterile field and assure team members maintain the sterile environment.
• Assists the surgeon by providing visualization of the surgical wound and assists with wound closure and application of sterile dressings.
• Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology as it relates to surgical procedures.
• Apply basic knowledge of instrumentation for each surgical service with advancement in years of service.

Required

• Successful completion of a Surgical Technologist program or an equivalent training program that has been reviewed and approved by the department director and VP of Patient Care Services, upon hire
• Certified Surgical Technologist, upon hire and
• Unlicensed Assistive Person: ND, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire