Certified Surgical Technologist - $26-39 per hour

$54,080 - $81,120/Yr

Advocate Aurora Health - Carol Stream, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Carol Stream, IL

Hospitals

About the position

Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist to join their team in Elgin, Illinois. This entry-level position involves performing essential duties in the surgical environment, ensuring a sterile field, assisting physicians during procedures, and maintaining compliance with hospital policies. The role requires on-call availability and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while prioritizing patient safety and care.

Responsibilities

• Completely prepares sterile field in a timely manner; maintains the sterile field and boundaries prior to and during procedure.
• Complies with departmental policy and procedures regarding specimens, counts, and disposition of contaminated instruments.
• Assists the physician by sponging, suctioning, retracting, and cutting suture as required and instructed by the physician.
• Acts as preceptor, sharing knowledge in a supportive/educational manner.
• Maintains on-call availability.
• Assists in emergency situations as assigned, demonstrating appropriate actions and prioritizing to meet patient's condition.
• Maintains a safe work environment according to regulatory agency standards.
• Anticipates the needs of the physician as demonstrated by having all items required readily available on the sterile field.
• Participates in the surgical Time Out and does not allow the procedure to continue until all team members agree.
• Responsible for the preparation of the surgical field and supplies/instruments delivered to the field.
• Verifies instrument/supply/equipment available and ready per physician preference card.
• Assists in opening sterile supplies and instruments.
• Assists with clean up and turnover upon completion of case.
• Efficiently utilizes supplies to avoid waste and decrease costs.
• Assists with maintaining the established goals of Surgical Services and Advocate.
• Shares clinical and professional knowledge in a supportive/educational manner.
• Demonstrates self-direction in utilizing work time appropriately.
• Informs the Team Leader of changes to the physician preference cards.
• Ensures proper instrument and equipment function; tagging and reporting any broken or malfunctioning equipment/instruments to supervisor.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Utilizes Standards of Behavior with members of health care team and patients.
• Promotes a culture of patient safety by reporting of issues through established channels and participating as requested in safety initiatives.
• Acts as patient advocate to ensure patient welfare by collaborating with physicians and the health care team.
• Maintains current competencies and demonstrates self-direction in maintaining professional skills.
• Independently completes assignments/projects.
• Participates in unit/hospital committees and projects.
• Maintains educational records and timecard.

Requirements

• Graduate of surgical technologist program OR 2 years of surgical scrub experience.
• CPR certified.
• Certified Surgical Technologist certification will be obtained by the employee by sitting for the certification exam within 3 months of employment.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program