Certified Surgical Technician

**Overview**

**Position is eligble up to $10,000 Sign On Bonus!**

Saint Joseph East is a 217-bed full-service community hospital located in the rapidly growing southeastern section of Lexington Kentucky. We provide care for patients in Fayette and surrounding counties. At Saint Joseph East ambulatory surgery 24-hour emergency care and women’s health services are supported through a vast array of inpatient and outpatient program. Additional specialty services include Heart Care Breast Care Sleep Care and Weight Loss Surgery. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. 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.

**Responsibilities**

As our Surgical Tech, you’ll prepare the operating room for a variety of surgeries. We can’t operate without you.

The operating room (OR) runs as a team; every person on the team has an important role that directly impacts the patient. Your success in this role comes from your adaptability and enthusiasm to work with a team taking patients from a diseased process to a healing process.

+ Prepare the operating room for assigned surgical procedures with proper instrumentation and sterilization

+ Navigate the nuances of surgical procedures and surgeons you’ll be supporting

+ Adapt to the needs of emergency situations

+ Provide clean-up and turnover of operating room to prepare for next patient

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications**

**Required Education** _(for CHI Leadership Job Levels from Supervisor through President)_

Does Not Apply

**Required Education for Staff Job Levels**

Graduate from an accredited surgical technology program

**Required Licensure and Certifications**

Certified surgical technologist (CST), Basic Life Support (BLS) certification