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Surgical Technologist – Ambulatory
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Cleveland Clinic .
Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient‑first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
In this role, you will perform a variety of tasks, such as checking supplies and equipment, setting up sterile tables, passing instruments to the surgeon, and sterilizing instruments after procedures at the Westlake Medical Campus. This position offers a unique way to gain hands‑on experience in an operative environment while making a lasting difference in the lives of patients and caregivers every day.
Shift hours:
7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
Responsibilities
Perform scrub functions and assist in circulating functions under the direction of a registered nurse (RN).
Set up the sterile table and ensure appropriate supplies, drugs and equipment are available.
Assist RN in counting all sponges, instruments, etc. at appropriate times during surgery.
Assist in gowning and gloving surgical team members and draping patients.
Ensure aseptic condition is maintained by the scrubbed surgical team through the procedure.
Participate in the intraoperative “timeout.”
Collect, identify and label specimens removed during surgical procedures and give specimens to circulator for disposition.
Minimum Qualifications
Successful completion of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through CCAAHEP or ABHES, OR certification as a Surgical Technologist (TS‑C or CST), OR completion of a military Surgical Technology Program.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Preferred Qualifications
Surgical Technologist Certification from an accredited Surgical Technology Program.
Physical Requirements
Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye‑hand coordination.
Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds; ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing over 75 pounds periodically.
Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Requires working under stressful conditions of irregular hours.
Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
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.
Personal Protective Equipment
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Salary Salaries reflected on independent job search websites represent market averages and are not guaranteed. Compensation will be discussed during the application and hiring process.
Job Details Seniority level: Entry level Employment type: Part‑time Job function: Other Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
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Surgical Technologist – Ambulatory
role at
Cleveland Clinic .
Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient‑first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
In this role, you will perform a variety of tasks, such as checking supplies and equipment, setting up sterile tables, passing instruments to the surgeon, and sterilizing instruments after procedures at the Westlake Medical Campus. This position offers a unique way to gain hands‑on experience in an operative environment while making a lasting difference in the lives of patients and caregivers every day.
Shift hours:
7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
Responsibilities
Perform scrub functions and assist in circulating functions under the direction of a registered nurse (RN).
Set up the sterile table and ensure appropriate supplies, drugs and equipment are available.
Assist RN in counting all sponges, instruments, etc. at appropriate times during surgery.
Assist in gowning and gloving surgical team members and draping patients.
Ensure aseptic condition is maintained by the scrubbed surgical team through the procedure.
Participate in the intraoperative “timeout.”
Collect, identify and label specimens removed during surgical procedures and give specimens to circulator for disposition.
Minimum Qualifications
Successful completion of a Surgical Technology Program accredited through CCAAHEP or ABHES, OR certification as a Surgical Technologist (TS‑C or CST), OR completion of a military Surgical Technology Program.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Preferred Qualifications
Surgical Technologist Certification from an accredited Surgical Technology Program.
Physical Requirements
Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye‑hand coordination.
Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds; ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing over 75 pounds periodically.
Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Requires working under stressful conditions of irregular hours.
Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
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.
Personal Protective Equipment
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Salary Salaries reflected on independent job search websites represent market averages and are not guaranteed. Compensation will be discussed during the application and hiring process.
Job Details Seniority level: Entry level Employment type: Part‑time Job function: Other Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
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