Surgical Technologist – Ambulatory Surgery Center

When you join the Cleveland Clinic’s Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center team, you become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This patient-friendly facility offers a wide array of services to provide patients with unparalleled care and support. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless appreciation and build a rewarding career. 

Surgical Technologists, sometimes called “scrub techs”, assist in surgical procedures under the supervision of surgeons and registered nurses. In this position, you will help ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure by maintaining a sterile field. Surgery would not be possible without the support of caregivers like you. Aside from offering unmatched patient care, you will also receive resources to learn and grow and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health and overall well-being.  

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM—4:30PM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform scrub functions and assist in circulating functions under the direction of an RN.  

• Set up the sterile table and ensure appropriate supplies, drugs and equipment are available.  

• Assists 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.  

• Coordinate surgical and clinical schedules, outpatient procedure room cases and supplies and studies for section. 

• Assist with orientation of new hires and marketing and practice development. 

• Answer patient phone calls and perform post-op phone calls. 

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 (acceptable certifications for this route are TS-C through the National Center for Competency Training or CST through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) 

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

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Certified Surgical Technologist 

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