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Certified Surgical Technician

Dayton Children's Hospital

Location
Onsite (Dayton Children's - Main Campus, Ohio)
Employment
Part-time
Level
Entry Level
Posted 5 days ago

About the role

Dayton Children's Hospital seeks a Certified Surgical First Assistant to support pediatric surgical procedures. The role involves maintaining sterile technique, preparing instrumentation, and collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Skills

Surgical technology Sterile technique Pediatric surgery assistance Instrumentation preparation Patient advocacy Quality improvement Customer service Communication Teamwork AORN standards OSA standards Surgical assisting

Full job details

Facility:

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

Department:

Surgery

Schedule:

Part time

Hours:

24

Job Details:

A surgical technologist is responsible for assisting the surgeon in the pediatric intraoperative phase utilizing AORN and OSA standards of practice. Collaborates with other healthcare team members to meet the patients/families needs in a cost-effective manner. Provides customer service for the patients/families, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare team members. Functions as a team player and practices open communication with a positive flexible attitude. Assists in meeting departmental goals by participating in quality improvement activities. Functions as a role model, change agent, education, coaching, and patient advocate. The role of the surgical technologist includes maintaining sterile technique, preparing for each procedure with age appropriate instrumentation and supplies, utilizing physicians preference cards, and passing instrumentation. Any budgeted position may be required to take call in accordance with the departmental policy. Position will require working both main and south campuses.

** MUST BE A GRADUATE OF AN ACCREDITED SURGICAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL**

Department Specific Job Details:

Hours: Thursday, Friday 7p-7a
Job Description

Education:

  • Associate’s degree in Surgical Technology is required
  • Must be a graduate from an Accredited Surgical Technical school

Certification/Licensure:

  • Certified Surgical First Assistant - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (CFA) is required
  • Certified Instrument Specialist - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (CIS) is preferred
  • CPR is preferred at hire, but must be obtained within 2 weeks of start date