• Certified Surgical Technologist

    St. Mary's Healthcare (Amsterdam, NY)


    St. Mary’s Healthcare has been named a 2025 Times Union Top Workplace . We are the first acute care hospital in the Capital Region to earn the distinction since the Times Union launched the recognition program 14 years ago.

     

    Job Requisition: REQ3987

     

    Employment Type: Full-Time

     

    Shift: Days w/ On-call requirement

     

    Hours Per Week: 36 hours/week

     

    Hiring Range: $24.52-$31.88

     

    The actual compensation for this position will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

     

    Responsibilities: • Prepares surgical operating suite with sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies.

     

    • Hands required and requested instruments and supplies to surgeon during surgery.

    • Assists with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.

    • Maintains instruments in an organized manner and monitors and tracks instruments counts throughout procedures.

    • Assists surgeons provision of hemostasis during surgery.

    Education:

    • High school diploma/GED * Certified Surgical Technician

    Required Credential(s):

    • BLS Provider.

    + Must be able to speak, read, write and follow instructions in English.

    • Certified Surgical Technician credentialed by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)

    • Has successfully completed a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologists and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential administered by a nationally accredited surgical technologist credentialing organization; has completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; provides evidence that the person was employed as a surgical technologist in a healthcare facility for a cumulative period of one year, occurring within the four years immediately prior to January 1, 2015; or is in the service of the federal government, to the extent the person is performing duties related to that service

    Required Skills and Attributes:

    + Ability to organize and establish day-to-day priorities while using critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job.

    + Must be able to multitask while remaining professional, focused, composed and positive.

    + Excellent customer service skills

    + Displays integrity, friendliness, and compassion.

    + Must be able to establish an appropriate and effective rapport with others.

    + Demonstrates flexibility

    + Takes initiative

    + Able to work in a fast-paced environment

    + Embrace new opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.

    + Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

    + Proficient with various Microsoft Office products (Word and Excel).

    + Strong organizational skills.

    + Effective interpersonal skills.

    + Ability to take and follow direction in a positive and appropriate manner.

    + Ability to work as part of a team and independently.

    + Must be able to demonstrate effective and appropriate written and oral communication skills.

    + Must be able to speak, read, write and follow instructions in English