Primary hours will be 7:00am-5:30pm, with the ability to flex to 9:00am-7:30pm occasionally, as needed. + DEFINITION/PRIMARY FUNCTION + A Certified Surgical Technologist is a paraprofessional qualified by a didactic and clinical training to provide Services in the Operating Room under the supervision and responsibility of the Operating Room Director and RN circulating nurses or her/his designee. As part of the Operating Room Team, he/she is responsible for the technical aspects of the patient’s surgical intervention. The Certified Surgical Technologist and Circulating Nurse work as a team as the surgical patients advocate + POSITION QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum qualifications are required unless stated otherwise.) + Experience: + Knowledge and application of surgical aseptic technique required. + Familiarity with basic surgical procedures, instruments, equipment, physiology, microbiology, anatomy and psychological process required. + Recent experience in Operating Room technology required. + Minimum of two years perioperative Certified Surgical Technician experience preferred. + Education and Training: + Graduate of a CAAHEP Accredited Surgical Technologist Program. + License, Certification & Registration: + Certified in Basic Life Support required. + CST - Certified Surgical Technologist required within 6 months of hire. + ACLS Provider certification by AHA preferred + Other Requirements: + Ability to anticipate and meet the needs of the Surgical Team required. + Has verbal ability to use and understand medical terminology to fulfill quickly and accurately Surgeons and Nurses instructions. + Ability to meet the needs of the patients for safety, comfort, and reassurance required. + Rotation on-call system participation required. + May be required to rotate to weekends as needed. + Must be willing to cross-train to Crane Center & Sterile Processing. + Must be willing to function in other capacities needed for the department. + Capable of rapid and accurate movements of body and hands in response to visual and audio stimuli. + Able to perform a variety of duties in the Operating Room under supervision of the Registered Nurse. + Able to show competency in all surgical equipment used at BMC and Crane ORs.