Certified Surgical Technologist
Semmes Murphey Clinic
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- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Work style
- On-site
- Posted
- Nov 3
- 2 days ago
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About the company
Semmes Murphey Clinic
Medical practice · 201 to 500 employees
What you'll do
- Assemble supplies and equipment for scheduled procedures according to physicians’ preference cards
- Adhere to aseptic technique when opening sterile packages and preparing for the procedure
- Count sponges, needles and instruments before and after operation
- Assist team members in placing and positioning patients on table
- Document patient-care records and other forms according to facility policies and procedures
- Advise others responsible for care of patient about the patient’s status
- Maintain and update instrument cards and surgeons’ preference cards
- Assist in storing and stocking supplies
What you need
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of surgical scrub technician course
- Two years’ operating room experience including scrubbing neurological surgeries
- Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers
- Ability to comprehend and interpret verbal orders and direction
- Effective communication, both oral and written
- Experience working in a fast-paced ambulatory surgery center (ASC) environment (preferred)
- Education: a high school diploma or a professional certificate
Key skills
aseptic techniquebiological and Bowie-Dick testingEffective communicationattention to detailconfidentiality and discretionFocused concentration
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Description
The Semmes Murphey Ambulatory Surgery Center is hiring!
Join our surgical team committed to compassionate patient care and cutting-edge techniques in a variety of surgeries including minimally invasive spine. Our Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) are responsible for assisting the surgical team before, during and after surgery by ensuring the proper care, use and placement of surgical instruments, as well as, assisting surgeons with instruments during surgery.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Assembles supplies and equipment for scheduled procedures according to physicians’ preference cards adhering to aseptic technique when opening sterile packages and preparing for the procedure
Counts sponges, needles and instruments before and after operation
Assists team members in placing and positioning patients on table
Documents patient-care records and other forms according to facility policies and procedures
Accurately advises others responsible for care of patient about the patient’s status
Maintains and updates instrument cards and surgeons’ preference cards; assists in storing and stocking supplies
Requirements
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS
Minimum Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent and completion of surgical scrub technician course
Two (2) years’ operating room experience including scrubbing neurological surgeries
Experience with neurologic instrument care and processing, including biological and Bowie-Dick testing
Preferred:
Experience working in a fast-paced ambulatory surgery center (ASC) environment
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers
Ability to comprehend and interpret verbal orders and direction
Effective communication, both oral and written
Focused concentration with attention to detail
High level of confidentiality and discretion
Ability to make frequent judgments and respond to routine problems; Ability to make occasional judgments and respond to disasters or emergencies, actual events or drills.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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