Qualifications:
A. Education:
Current Surgical Technologist Certification or eligible upon hire or transfer 
to the department. Surgical Technologist I and II must obtain Certified 
Surgical Technologist (CST) certification within six (6) months of hire or 
transfer to position. Surgical Technologists who were employed before 
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September 1, 2009, may remain employed as surgical technologists
without meeting the certification requirement. 
B. Training and Experience:
1. Current Basic Life Support (BL)S Certification through the American 
Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or transfer to department.
2. Complete the following competencies within three (3) months of 
hire or transfer to department:
• Aseptic technique
• Gowning and gloving
• Surgical hand scrub
• Surgical case preparation
• Sterile case set-up
• Surgical draping
• Intraoperative actions
• Postoperative actions
3. ST and CST levels are based off of a point system designed in the 
career ladder.
4. Basic DaVinci Robotic Surgery proficiency-within one (1) year for 
 new hires; within two(2) years of signing job description for tenured 
staff.