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The Certified Surgical Technologist establishes and maintains a sterile field and prepares necessary instruments for complex cardiovascular procedures. They assist the surgical team throughout operative procedures to ensure a safe and efficient patient-centered environment.
37703 Advocate Condell Medical Center - Surgery Room
Status: Full time
Benefits: Eligible:
Hours Per Week: 40
Monday through Friday - plus rotating call Open Heart Team
$28.55 - $42.85
Certified surgical technologist (Cst) – open heart team
Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville, Illinois
Advocate Condell Medical Center, 801 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048
Schedule: Full Time | Day Shift | Rotating Call (approximately 12 call shifts per month)
Join the open heart team at advocate condell medical center
At Advocate Condell Medical Center, the only Level I Trauma Center in Lake County, Illinois, you'll be part of a nationally recognized team committed to delivering exceptional surgical and cardiovascular care. Our cardiovascular specialists perform advanced heart procedures while providing compassionate, patient-centered care close to home.
We are seeking an experienced Certified Surgical Technologist to join our highly specialized Open Heart Surgery Team. This role is ideal for a surgical technologist who thrives in a fast-paced operating room environment and is passionate about supporting complex cardiovascular procedures.
Open Heart/Cardiovascular Surgery experience is strongly preferred.
The Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) assists in providing quality patient care in a manner that is patient-focused, technically appropriate, and cost-effective. Working under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, the CST establishes and maintains a sterile field, prepares surgical instruments and supplies, and assists the surgical team throughout operative procedures.
As a key member of the perioperative team, the CST helps ensure a safe surgical environment while delivering care with dignity, respect, and compassion.
Why advocate condell?
As part of Advocate Health, you will enjoy a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your well-being and career growth. Benefits begin on day one for eligible teammates and include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings programs, educational assistance, and more.
At Advocate Condell Medical Center, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside exceptional clinicians in a collaborative surgical environment while helping deliver life-changing care to patients throughout Lake County and beyond.
benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
Advocate Health [https://www.advocatehealth.org/] is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.
Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care [https://www.advocatehealth.com/] in Illinois; Atrium Health [https://atriumhealth.org/] in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care [https://www.aurorahealthcare.org/] in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine [https://school.wakehealth.edu/] serving as the academic core of the enterprise.
It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.
Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.
Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Surgical Technologist program or have two years of scrub experience, with a requirement to obtain CST certification within three months. Current CPR/BLS certification is required, and previous open heart or cardiovascular experience is strongly preferred.
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