CV Surgical Technician III

As our CV Surgical Tech III at CHI St Vincent Infirmary, you’ll prepare the operating room for a variety of surgeries. We can’t operate without you. 

CHI St. Vincent a regional health network serving Arkansas is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our employee well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:Free Premium Membership to our Care@Work program to help employees with child care pet care senior caregivers housekeepers & more.Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Flexible spending accounts Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity Theft Adoption Assistance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family Paid Time Off (PTO) Tuition Assistance for career growth and development Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs Wellness Programs.

Assist the surgical team under the supervision of the surgeon and registered nurse. Primarily functions as surgical assistant when appropriate (see functions of the surgical scrub and as second surgical scrub). The surgical technologist will also assist in the circulating duties as delegated by an RN.

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● Checks case cart and gathers instrument and supply needs prior to surgical procedure.
● Communicates procedural needs to appropriate personnel.
● Performs the surgical scrub in a timely manner and according to policy and procedure.
● Identifies instruments/supplies by name & use.
● Organizes instruments and supplies on the sterile backfield according to standard set-up.
● Arranges instruments on the mayo table and draping materials in the order of use
● Follows rules in applying drapes per policy & procedure.
● Demonstrates dexterity in passing instruments and supplies: passes instruments and supplies in the prescribed manner.
● Maintains a clean and orderly operative field.
● Handles medications on the operative field per policy & procedure.
● Handles specimen on the operative field per policy & procedure.
● Performs surgical counts per policy & procedure. (Instruments, Sharp, Sponge counts).

We are offering a $5,000 sign on bonus to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer referral incentives as well as excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement, and relocation assistance.

Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing with attendance of the core curriculum for perioperative nursing or equivalent training, and licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas; or graduate of an approved surgical technology program (one or two year program); or on-the-job trained within the St. Vincent Systems.
A minimum of one year surgical experience.

BLS upon hire

Must be able to rotate taking surgical call (weeknights / weekends)