Certified Surgical Tech - Lead
Forrest City Medical Center
- Location
- Onsite (Forrest City, AR)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid Level
Posted 1 week ago
About the role
Forrest City Medical Center is seeking a Lead Certified Surgical Tech to drive operating room efficiency and patient safety. This role involves mentoring staff, managing surgeon preference cards, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance perioperative workflows and clinical outcomes.
Skills
Surgical technology
Sterile technique
Surgical instrumentation
Perioperative workflow
Leadership
Mentoring
Communication
Problem-solving
Staffing coordination
Quality improvement
Patient safety
Surgeon preference card management
Operating room resource utilization
Onboarding
Clinical operations
Full job details
Essential Responsibilities
- Serve as a resource for specialty procedures, instrumentation, equipment, implants, and supplies.
- Partner with the Charge Nurse to ensure cases are prepared, supplies are available, and rooms are ready for scheduled procedures.
- Maintain and update surgeon preference cards to support accuracy and efficiency.
- Assist with onboarding, education, and competency development related to specialty service lines.
- Collaborate with surgeons, nursing staff, Sterile Processing, Materials Management, vendors, and leadership to support daily operations.
- Identify workflow concerns and recommend solutions specific to the scrub tech specialty to improve efficiency, standardization, and patient outcomes.
- Assist the Charge Nurse with staffing assignments, relief planning, and OR resource utilization to support productivity and patient flow.
- Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and performance initiatives.
- Serve as a mentor and positive leader for Surgical Technologists and perioperative staff.
- Escalate clinical, operational, staffing, or performance concerns to the appropriate leader.
- Assign cases to specific technicians based on individual needs and productivity requirements
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program preferred.
- Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification required.
- Current BLS certification required.
- Minimum three (3) years of Surgical Technologist experience preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of surgical procedures, instrumentation, sterile technique, and perioperative workflows.
- Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Performance Expectations
- Promote case readiness and efficient surgical operations.
- Support surgeon satisfaction and exceptional patient care.
- Foster teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to service line excellence and departmental goals within Surgical Services.