Certified Surgical Technologist
Sitka, Alaska
Mount Edgecumbe Hospital

Certified Surgical Technologist

Location: Sitka, Alaska Employment Type: Contract (13 weeks) Hours: 40 per week Shift: Day shift, Tuesday to Friday, 10 hours per day, with on-call/call-back required

Start Date

Not less than 6 weeks after fingerprints are received for processing in Juneau.

Housing and Transportation

Housing and transportation are not provided for travelers. The agency is responsible for assisting its employees with these needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Scrub in on surgical procedures under professional nurse supervision, including many advanced and complex surgeries.
• Anticipate the surgeon's preferences for materials and instruments, and respond to them in advance.
• Set up sterile tables with instruments, equipment, supplies, and medications or solutions.
• Disassemble and reassemble instruments for cleaning, and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization.
• Monitor supplies and instruments to ensure sterility.
• Inventory, monitor, and order assigned service supplies as needed.
• Develop and implement educational programs and learning aids for the department.
• Provide input on policy, procedure, and patient care standard changes.
• Provide back-up call for emergency cases that may require two surgical technicians.
• Participate in assigned committees and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with at least 1 year of experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• Current BLS certification
• High school diploma or GED, or completion of a surgical technologist training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or another accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education