Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic’s pediatric surgery team has a long-standing reputation for safe procedures and excellent outcomes. This team delivers the best available care, based on the latest research, for all pediatric conditions, including rare and life-threatening ones.  

Surgical Technologists play a critical role in supporting surgical procedures under the supervision of surgeons and registered nurses while ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care throughout the operative experience. In this role, you will maintain a sterile environment and provide essential procedural support before, during, and after surgery to promote optimal surgical outcomes. 

Responsibilities include preparing and organizing surgical supplies and equipment, setting up sterile fields and instrument tables, performing surgical counts, draping patients and sterile areas, and anticipating the needs of the surgical team during procedures. Surgical Technologists also assist by passing instruments and supplies during surgery, preparing sterile dressings, and ensuring instruments and equipment are properly cleaned and prepared for terminal sterilization in accordance with safety and infection prevention standards. 

This caregiver role is a day shift position with required on-call coverage.

During the 3-month orientation period, the schedule is Monday-Friday, from 7am-3:30pm

The required on-call rotation includes:

-Two call shifts per month (weeknight or weekend)

-One to two holidays per year

The Main Campus call response time is one hour

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• 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 gives specimens to circulator for disposition.  

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) or American Red Cross  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Certified Surgical Technologist