PRN Surgical Technologist

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.    

Surgical Technologists, sometimes called “scrub techs”, assist in surgical procedures under the supervision of surgeons and registered nurses and ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure and maintaining a sterile field. Surgical Technologists perform a variety of functions, such as checking supplies and equipment, setting up sterile tables, performing appropriate counts, draping the sterile field, passing instruments to the surgeon and assistant during the procedure, prepare sterile dressing and clean instruments for terminal sterilization.  

Akron General is a Level I Trauma Center, which services varying specialties including Heart, Vascular, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Urology, Gynecology, General, Gastroenterology, Plastics, Pulmonary, Robotics, Life Banc, Eye, Maxillofacial and traumas. Due to the complexity of this service line, there are various opportunities to learn within this role. You may also choose to continue your education and pursue a nursing degree where you can benefit from tuition reimbursement.  

A PRN caregiver in this position works variable shifts between 6:00AM – 11:00PM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Assist surgeon in the scrub capacity. 

• Scrub, gown and glove according to policies and procedures. 

• Set up table with instruments and supplies according to standard. 

• Assist and anticipate needs of surgeon in instruments, sutures, sponges and supplies. 

• Assist in preparation and draping of patient and operative area. 

• Perform appropriate counts of instruments, sponges and needles with circulating RN and report correctness and discrepancies according to standard. 

• Assist in application of dressing and casts. 

• Assist in maintenance of equipment, routine terminal cleaning, equipment decontamination, equipment assembly and other housekeeping duties as assigned.  

• Assist surgical team as circulator under the direction of a registered nurse. 

• Assist in transportation of patients and preoperative preparation, room inventory and checking supplies. 

• Assume call responsibility or makes other arrangements for coverage. 

• Remove trash from Operating/Delivery Rooms and remove debris from floor. 

• Wash out trash cans, bags linen, table and all other furniture in room. 

• Wipe all flat surfaces prior to first case of the day and routinely throughout day. 

• Mop/scrub/clean/maintain conductive floors between-cases and daily in prescribed manner. 

• Clean anesthesia equipment and stock anesthesia supplies after each surgical case and at end of day. 

• Clean and/or terminally disinfect, sterilize, test, replace and keep adequate inventory of reusable anesthesia equipment, cardiac monitors and cables, blood pressure equipment and stethoscopes, and blood infusers. 

• Assure peel-pouching and steam sterilization of LMA devices. 

• Attend annual safety and infection control in-services and keep CPR current. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Successful completion of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through CAAHEP or ABHES OR completion of Military Surgical Technology Program OR Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) OR Surgical Technologist Certification (CST or TS-C) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Surgical Technologist Certification 

• Six months of experience in a hospital setting

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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