Surgical Technologist Certified

Company: UCHealth
Location: Pueblo
Posted on: April 8, 2025

Job Description:

Surgical Technologist Certified at UCHealth summary:
As a Certified Surgical Technologist at UCHealth, I demonstrate proficiency in the surgical environment by effectively assisting surgeons and managing surgical instruments. I am responsible for maintaining sterile techniques, ensuring medication safety, and anticipating the needs of the surgical team during procedures. Additionally, I train and mentor other staff while working in a fast-paced medical setting that demands critical thinking and decisive judgment.
Description

Location: UCHealth Parkview Medical Center, US:CO:Pueblo

Department: Surgery

FTE: Full Time, 1.0, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

Pay: $24.11 - $36.17 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

Summary:Demonstrates skills needed to perform as a proficient certified surgical technologist.

Responsibilities:

• Performs first scrub role independently in multiple service lines. Ability to scrub core and specialty procedures. Reacts professionally to unexpected changes.
• Understands and uses instrumentation and equipment properly and works with service specialist to improve surgeon preference cards.
• Able to precept other staff in the scrub role.
• Demonstrates ability to apply and enforce principles of sterile technique throughout surgical procedure, maintain sharp safety, ensure medication safety on the surgical field, competence in surgical counts, anticipate surgeon's requests on assigned surgical procedures.
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
  
  Requirements:
  
  
  • High School diploma or GED; Completion of an accredited Surgical Tech program or Associates Degree or Military trained.
  • State Surgical Assistant or Surgical Technologist registration (DORA); Certified as a Surgical Technologist (CST) by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).
  • BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
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    • Medical, dental, and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
    • 403(b) with employer matching contributions
    • Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
    • Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
    • Employer paid short term disability and long term disability with buy-up coverage options
    • Wellness benefits
    • Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
    • The UCHealth Ascend Career program, designed for working adults, provides important education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year.
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      • UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
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        Keywords:
        surgical technologist, certified surgical technologist, sterile technique, surgical procedures, surgery staff, medical assistant, operating room, surgical instruments, patient safety, critical thinking
        

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