PV Surgical Technologist - Cath Lab Category Professional/Technical Facility Aspirus Wausau Hospital Inc Physical Work Location Wausau, WI Department Aspirus Wausau Hospital Inc - Cath Lab Schedule Majority Time Shift Day Hours 700-1530, call and weekend rotation Req# 20084 Job Details Associate's Degree POSITION OVERVIEW Aspirus, one of the Top 15 Healthcare organizations in the nation, is seeking a Surgical Technologist to join the Cath Lab team. As a Surgical Technologist you are responsible for planning and organizing supplies, instruments and equipment for surgical procedures. You are a promoter of education for yourself, peers and students. Join a team that collaborates with all surgical team members to assure the safe and efficient passage of a patient through surgery. Some general duties will include: * Endovascular techniques such as balloons, wires and stents. * Typical procedures; leg bypasses, femoral and carotid endartectomies, carotid and iliac stents, AAA repairs. * Involved in and responsible for a high degree of physician satisfaction. * Assist surgeon as scrub technologist according to prescribed standards. * Scrub, dons gowns and gloves in accordance with performance standards. * Set up table, instruments, and supplies and drapes operative field. * Assist and anticipates needs of the surgeon in providing instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies. * Maintain and reports correct counts or discrepancies in counts of sponges, needles, and instruments with circulating nurse. * Clean rooms, furniture, equipment, and suite according to prescribed procedures. * Perform skin closure per surgeon request only after successful completion of wound closure course, evidence of competency and on-going documentation of skin closure to maintain competency. LOCATION: Wausau, Wisconsin Aspirus Wausau Hospital SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS Our ideal candidate will possess the following skills: * Provide flexibility in the role of the surgical technologist to accommodate the diversity and variety of procedures as well as the fluctuating volumes of procedures. * Work flexible hours and potentially long hours. * One year acute care surgical experience beneficial. * Current CPR certification or obtained within 90 days of hire. EDUCATION Candidates should possess one or more of the following: * Knowledge of surgical standards and practices normally acquired through graduation from a surgical technologist program or related field and/or three or more years of related experience in the operating room. * Graduate of a certified surgical technologist program beneficial. * Certified Surgical Technologist beneficial. Schedule Information 0.8 FTE, 64 hours a pay period Benefit eligible including paid time off Weekend rotation 1 a month Weeknight call rotation is 1 night a week Weekend call rotation 1 weekend a month 30 minute call response time required Click on the following links to: Learn more about Wausau Learn more about Aspirus Wausau Hospital *