Certified Surgical Technologist
Franciscan Health·Crown Point, Indiana
Franciscan Health·Crown Point, Indiana
The Surgical Technologist supports perioperative services by preparing operating rooms, sterilizing equipment, and assisting surgeons during procedures. Responsibilities include passing instruments, handling specimens, and ensuring a safe, clean environment before and after surgery.
Franciscan Health Crown Point 12750 S Francis Dr Crown Point, Indiana 46307 The Surgical Technologist performs various tasks supporting perioperative services, including preparation of operating room, transport of patients, supplies, equipment, and specimens. This position assists surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses, and other members of an operating room team by preparing patients for their procedures, sterilizing equipment, and maintaining environmental cleanliness before, during and after surgical procedures. This position, also, provides technical assistance to surgeons by anticipating and passing instruments, assuring the functioning of instruments, and keeping instruments free of debris during surgical procedures. The Surgical Technologist measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and other solutions.
With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Post-Procedure Clean Up Assists in the clean up of surgical environment after a procedure, ensuring the operating room is cleaned and set up for turnover to the next procedure.
Removes equipment from surgery room and follows proper procedure to dispose of contaminated equipment and supplies.
Handles and disposes of sharps, biohazardous waste, regular trash, and contaminated linens according to procedures and policies.
Transport Assists in transporting patients, as required.
Specimens Assists with handling specimens in accordance with unit policy and procedure, as required.
Counts and Circulating Maintains awareness of items that require counts and assists the circulating nurse with the count process.
Surgical Assistance Measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure.
Patient and Site Verification Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out the procedure to ensure correct patient and site.
Surgical Instrument Prep Prepares for surgical procedures by obtaining appropriate instruments, supplies and equipment and appropriate records for specific surgical procedures; opens surgical supplies/equipment, cleans and prepares instruments for sterilization process and restocks pre-operative carts.
Environment Safety Provides a safe procedural environment by recognizing and responding to life-threatening situations.
Surgical Scrub Scrubs basic surgical and some complex procedures for general, orthopedic, ob/gyn, genitourinary, otorhinolaryngology, neurosurgical procedures, and other surgical procedures.
Positions Available - .9 FTE / Call Required
High School Diploma/GED Required 2 years Surgical Experience Preferred Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association within 90 Days Required and Prior CST experience required Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - Required - NBSTSA certificate required TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: Never or Rarely EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity. Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
Candidates must have a High School Diploma/GED and a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification from the NBSTSA. BLS certification from the American Heart Association is required within 90 days, and two years of surgical experience is preferred.
Market context
Certified Surgical Technologist openings in Indiana are typically driven by steady surgical volume across hospitals and outpatient settings, so employers often screen closely for current BLS and recognized NCCT or NBSTSA credentials. These roles can be competitive because teams want candidates who can step in with the right training path, whether that is a diploma plus experience, an associate or technical degree, or equivalent job experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your credential status and match your background to the listed education or experience route before applying.
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