Surgical Technologist - Cardiothoracic OR

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida's Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. As a Surgical Technologist, you will assist the Cardiothoracic Operating Room team in providing exceptional medical attention. You will maintain a safe environment by checking supplies and equipment, setting up sterile tables and cleaning instruments for terminal sterilization. Surgery would not be possible without your tireless efforts. Additionally, you will have numerous opportunities to explore advanced positions or pursue further education as a caregiver at Cleveland Clinic. **A caregiver in this position works days from 6:30AM - 2:30PM, with one on-call week/15-week period requirements.** A caregiver who excels in this role will: + Provide quality, individualized patient care in the perioperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases. + Follow guidelines for perioperative practices as established by AORN. + Maintain the sterile field. + Assemble, check and open sterile packs, sutures and more. + Practice and assist others in maintaining aseptic technique and report and/or correct any breaks. + Comply with required standards for patient positioning, skin preparation, counting and side-site verification. + Remain with the sterile setup to assure maintenance of the sterile field. + Assist with draping the sterile field. + Collect specimens as directed by the surgeon and identify the origin of each specimen to the RN Circulator. + Assist surgeons and assistants with retraction and suction as directed. + Assure that all biohazard material is handled and disposed of properly using universal precautions. + Keep accurate counts of all sutures, sharps, soft goods and instruments. + Assure that all instrumentation is returned to decontamination with proper documentation count sheets. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Completion of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through the CAAHEP or ABHES OR completion of a Military Surgical Technology Program OR certification as a Surgical Technologist + Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Certified Surgical Technologist + Two years of experience in a multi-disciplined OR in an acute care hospital setting Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ **Physical Requirements:** + Workload is heavy and requires constant lifting, moving of patients, equipment, instrument trays, and supplies. + Able to lift items up to 50 pounds without assistance and greater than 50 pounds with assistance. + Stooping, pushing and pulling required when moving patients or equipment into position for surgery. + Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests; ability to resolve conflicts among staff and to work collaboratively with department director, physicians and other members of the Healthcare team; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem solve and make decisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers. + Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing work load, directing staff and carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities; self-starting and self-motivating; working hours may exceed eight (8) hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish completion of the daily surgical schedule. **Personal Protective Equipment:** + Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures. Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities