Surgical Technologist

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Join Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Lutheran Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care to all patients. Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.    

Lutheran Hospital’s Operating Room features eight advanced surgical suites and a dedicated cystoscopy suite, providing high-quality surgical care in a collaborative and patient-focused environment. Our surgical program is heavily centered on orthopedics, including spine, total joint and sports medicine procedures, while also supporting specialties such as general surgery, podiatry, urology and more. Equipped with advanced technology and a strong team-based culture, the OR offers an exciting environment for caregivers who thrive in fast-paced surgical settings. 

As a Surgical Technologist in the OR, you will play a critical role in supporting surgeons and registered nurses throughout operative procedures to help ensure safe, efficient and exceptional patient care. Responsibilities include preparing sterile instruments and equipment, setting up surgical tables, assisting during procedures, maintaining the sterile field and supporting instrument decontamination and sterilization after surgery. This role offers the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on operative experience while making a meaningful impact on patients and caregivers every day. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 5:30PM or 7:00AM – 3:30PM, with on-call requirements. 

During the 3-month orientation period, the schedule is Monday-Friday from 7:00AM – 3:30PM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform scrub functions and assist in circulating functions under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN).   

• Set up the sterile table and ensure appropriate supplies, drugs and equipment are available.   

• Assist RN in counting all sponges, instruments, etc. at appropriate times during surgery.  

• Assist in gowning and gloving surgical team members and draping patients.  

• Ensure aseptic condition is maintained by the scrubbed surgical team through the procedure.   

• Participate in the intraoperative “timeout.”   

• Collect, identify and label specimens removed during surgical procedures and give specimens to circulator for disposition. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of a Surgical Technology Program, accredited through Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)  

• OR completion of military surgical technology program will meet the educational requirements of an accredited Surgical Technology Program  

• Certification of either CST or TS-C required for candidates who have not completed an accredited Surgical Technology program: Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) OR Certified Tech in Surgery (TS-C) through the National Center for Competency Training (NCCT)  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Certified Surgical Technologist 

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.

• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing > than 75 pounds periodically.

• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

• Requires working under stressful conditions of working irregular hours.

• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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