Experience
- Minimum 1 year experience required
- Community hospital experience preferred
License & Certification Required
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- BLS
Skills Required
- Abdominal hysterectomy
- Anterior/Posterior Repair (Colporrhaphy)
- Appendectomy
- Arthroscopy
- Aseptic Technique
- Assembly/Wrap
- Bilateral tubal ligation
- Bronchoscopy
- C-sections
- Care of scopes & fiber optic equipment
- Carpal tunnel release
- Case Cart
- Cervical Cerclage
- Cholecystectomy
- Closed reduction of fractures
- Closed/Open reduction of fractures
- Colon resection - Open/LAP
- Colonoscopy
- Crash Cart
- Dilation & Curettage
- Drills (multiple types)
- EGD
- Endoscopes
- Endoscopic sinus procedures
- Fiber optic light sources/cords
- Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing
- General OR
- Hernia repair inguinal/umbilical
- High level disinfectant (HLD)
- Instrument Processing
- Isolation Precautions/PPE
- Knowledge of decontamination and sterilization process and indicators
- Laminectomy/discectomy
- Laparoscopic assisted cases
- Laparoscopic assisted gynecological procedures
- Mastectomy
- Myringotomy with tubes
- Open reduction of fractures
- Peg tube placement/exchange
- Preparation of hard Instrument containers
- Scope/Probe Reprocessing
- Sets/trays assembly
- Single instruments
- Sterilization/Disinfection
- Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy
- Total hip replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Tympanoplasty
- Vaginal Hysterectomy
- Vulvectomy
- Washer/sterilizer
Desired Skills
- Surgery equipment experience preferred
- Experience with Stryker Video Tower
- Experience with Novasure Endometrial Ablation
- Experience with Gynecare FT-10 Cautery
- Experience with Berkley Suction
- Experience with Belimed Washer
- Experience with Primus Autoclave
- Experience with Sterad low temp sterilizer
- Experience with Ultrasonic Washer
- Experience with Medivators AER
