Certified Surgical Technologist-Cardiac

Certified Surgical Technologist-Cardiac

Location: Danbury, CT, United States

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Certified Surgical Technologist-Cardiac

Location: Danbury, CT, United States Salary Range: 33.21 - 61.68 Work Type: Full-Time Standard Hours: 36 FTE: Non-Exempt Work Schedule: Day/Eve 12 Hour Shifts: Monday - Friday 3:30am - 7pmShifts: Set schedule and assigned call shifts Date Posted: Mar 6, 2026

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Attention CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS - CARDIAC

The Danbury hospital OR is GROWING and seeking a full time 12 hours Monday- Friday 3:30am-7pm shifts set schedule and assigned call shifts CST with Cardiac experience.

15,000 SIGN ON BONUS offered to qualified candidates.

Summary To perform scrub duties and assist in the nursing care of the surgical patient before, during, and after the surgical procedure.

Responsibilities

1. Provides a safe, efficient, and supportive environment for the surgical patient.
2. Applies the knowledge of normal pathological anatomy and physiology & the actions of pharmacologic agents in order to individualize patient care.
3. Applies principles of asepsis in a knowledgeable manner to provide optimum patient care. This includes respect of the patients right to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
4. Prepares and knows the specific uses of all equipment & supplies used for surgical procedures. Demonstrates knowledge of the step by step progress of specific surgical procedures & displays dexterity in the use of the required instrumentation.
5. Anticipates the needs of the surgeon in order to expedite the procedure thus minimizing the patients exposure to surgical and anesthetic stress.
6. Develops and improves skills in the organization of work & in assisting the surgeon in learning to use economy in time, motion & materials.
7. Identifies emergency situations and uses judgement in instituting established procedures to respond to emergencies in a calm & efficient manner.
8. Completes a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education per year and maintains certification. Completes preceptor training & demonstrates the ability to perform one-on-one instruction for all students & staff learning the scrub role.
9. Participates in providing inservicing to other staff relative to role as surgical technologist.
10. Functions efficiently and in a professional manner in all aspects of surgical care during both routine & special duties recognizing the importance in teamwork, consideration & cooperation.
11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information

• Required: Surgical Technologist Certification.
• Minimum Experience: One year.

Desired

Working Conditions

• Manual: Significant manual skills, motor coord & finger dexterity.
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk.
• Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force.
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Danbury Hospital Org Unit: 220 Department: Cardiac Surg OR Exempt: No Salary Range: 33.21 - 61.68 Hourly

Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team members base salary and/or rate several factors may be considered as applicable e.g. location, specialty service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity.

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