Certified Surgical Technologist - CST - CVOR

Company: Ascension
Location: Austin
Posted on: September 11, 2021

Job Description:

We Are Hiring:

Certified Surgical Technologist - CST - CVOR

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

Schedule:  Full Time Days; 40 hrs. per week 

**1 year CST/CVOR experience**

Now Offering up to $15K Sign-On bonus/Relocation Bonus at

Seton Medical Center Austin

**Payout based on experience and specialty**

Why Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin:

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is a leader in cardiac care and complex critical care patients in Central Texas. Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is a part of Ascension, a non-profit organization.  Our team approach brings together a wide range of specialists, advanced technology and treatments.

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin offers:

• Magnet designation
• Stemi center of excellence
• Primary Stroke Center
• Disease specific certification in hip/knee and spine surgery
• ECMO team
• Currently seeking 5 Star recognition
• 26 Operating Rooms
• 14,000 procedures annually including complex surgery such as 
• • Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
  • General Surgery
• Innovative technology that supports a variety of complex surgical procedures
• • daVinci Xi robots for general, thoracic, and GYN procedures
  • Stryker and Medtronic Navigation for orthopedic, spine, and neurosurgical procedures
  • O-arm for spine surgery
  • ProAxis Spine table for complex spine surgery
  • MAKO robot for total knee arthroplasty
• High surgeon satisfaction ratings
• Low staff turnover
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate ability to use clinical practice guidelines, standards and best practices, staff development strategies, fiscal management principles, and performance improvement techniques to achieve desired outcomes for service excellence, patient and associate safety, and quality outcomes.  

Facilitate the safe and efficient performance of surgical procedures.

• Prepare surgical operating suite with sterile drapes and sterile solutions as well as appropriate sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies.
• Hand required/requested instruments and supplies to surgeon during surgery. 
• Assist with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.
• Maintain instruments in an organized manner and monitors/tracks instruments counts throughout procedures.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• One or more of the following required:
  • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
  • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Technical degree required.

No additional preferences.

Ascension Seton, based in Austin, Texas, has provided thousands of associates and caregivers a rewarding career in healthcare since 1902. We strive to expand access to high-quality, low-cost, person-centered care and services for all. We operate more than 100 clinical locations in central Texas, including 3 teaching hospitals, Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and Dell Children's Medical Center, where candidates can find both career and clinical education opportunities. If you are looking for a rewarding career in healthcare, explore a career with us today.

When you join Ascension, you join a team of over 160,000 individuals across the country committed to a Mission of serving others and providing compassionate, personalized care to all. Our inclusive culture, continuing education programs, career coaches and benefit offerings are just a few of the resources and tools that team members can use to create a rewarding career path. In fact, Ascension spent nearly $46 million in tuition assistance alone to support associate growth and development. If you are looking for a career where you can grow and make a difference in your community, we invite you to join our team today.

Ascension Seton is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and affords equal opportunity to all associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.

For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the “EEO is the Law” poster:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

EEO is the Law Poster Supplement

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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