The Lead Certified Surgical Technologists are individuals with specialized education who function as members of the surgical team in the role of scrub person.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demonstrates ability to meet requirements of job description and functions successfully in role of staff CST.
Demonstrates ability to function as resource for specialty service providing support to clinical staff, sharing knowledge and experiences.
Works collaboratively with respective service care coordinator RN ensuring appropriate supplies, equipment and staffing are available for procedures.
Develops scrub protocols and develops training expectations for specialty services.
Serves as role model in behavior engaging staff in teamwork and growth of specialty.
Works collaboratively with surgeons with procedure needs and preparation.
Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with other departments including but limited to SPD, storeroom, purchasing, biomedical, radiology and other departments.
Presents self as role model for professional behavior and demonstrates ability to engage staff and surgical teamwork.
Demonstrates knowledge of ethical care, patients’ rights and supports culture of safety through verbalization of safety concerns.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Sit up to 1 hour per day. Stand for up to 8 hours per day; possibly 6 hours at a time. Walk up to 8-10 hours per day; up to 2 hours at a time. Continuously required to use manual dexterity for handling and twisting/turning. Consistently lift and carry objects up to 10 lbs.; frequently lift and carry objects up to 25 lbs.; frequently push objects up to 100+ lbs. (i.e. camera carts, microphones, storage carts, etc). Frequently stoop and bend. Frequently reach above shoulder level. Must have the ability to move and respond quickly. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequencies. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision. Depth perception necessary. Ability to tolerate visual monotony.
EDUCATION:
High School diploma required. Completion of a certified Surgical Technologist program and passing a Surgical Technologist Certification Exam required. If not certified upon hire, certification is required within one year of hire date. Continuation of certification by attending seminars, workshops and continuing education programs accepted by the Surgical Technologist Organization.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Planned for 4-6 week orientation to surgical suite by Clinical Specialist, on-going in-service programs and on-the-job experiences with individual preceptors. Customized orientation for all surgical specialty areas.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
