Surgical Technologist-CV Cert

Operating Room 
Full Time 
Day Shift 
0600-1430

Sign-On Bonus: $30,000 

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies. 

Job Summary

Allied health professionals who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care during cardiovascular, cardiothoracic, or vascular surgical procedures and other areas of the OR as needed. The surgical technologist works under the supervision of the registered nurse and medical staff to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive and minimally invasive surgical procedures. This individual works to ensure that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. A surgical technologist possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School Education or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: None. A surgical technician with no prior cardiovascular or vascular experience must demonstrate competency and be capable of taking call independently as a CVOR surgical technician in this specialty within 6 months.
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: National Certification through NBSTSA. Other certifications acceptable based on HR Recruitment policy;

CPR certification for direct patient care givers.
Required Training: Completion of a recognized vocational or hospital based Operating Room Technician course or its equivalent;

Completes Yearly Safety Training – demonstrates safe practice related to the protection of self, patients, and coworkers;

Knowledgeable about sterilization methods for special equipment and instruments, necessary for specific surgical procedures;

Working knowledge of the composition of all cardiovascular surgical trays and specialty items used in all operating room procedures;

Demonstrated knowledge of the use, maintenance, and disposition of equipment.
 

Essential Functions

• Able to perform complex surgical procedures that require knowledge and experience of the cardiovascular system. The surgical technician will work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, and works under the direction of the surgeon for procedural related tasks.
• Assesses and anticipates needed supplies for scheduled and emergent procedures, the need for comfort and safety measures for individual patients, and anticipates the needs of the surgeon to expedite the procedure by passing instruments, sponges and sutures.
• Demonstrates competency in the utilization of emergency medical equipment.
• Prepares operating room  according to a particular surgical procedure with the assistance of other personnel in accordance with procedures for disinfection of furniture and equipment.
• Exercises proper sterile technique, opens, and arranges sterile field in accordance with accepted protocol for each surgical procedure to be performed, both routine and special procedures.
• Selects and secures appropriate instruments, equipment, and supplies according to a particular surgical procedure.
• Utilizes equipment and supplies efficiently, charges for and assures replacement of medical & surgical supplies. Daily and periodically checks, restocks, and inventories supplies (checks, rotates dated items and reorders supplies as assigned or as needed for surgery and other procedures within their unit)<