CPT Certified Surgical Technologist Jobs
Certified Surgical Technologist CPT jobs let F-1 students fulfill clinical rotation requirements while gaining hands-on OR experience. Your DSO must authorize each placement as an integral curriculum component before you start. Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty clinics regularly hire CST students for structured CPT rotations tied to accredited surgical technology programs.
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Your future role at a glance:
Location: Wichita, KS
Facility: Via Christi St. Francis
Specialty: Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Schedule: Nights | PRN
Via Christi associates are eligible for tuition discounts and priority placement in select healthcare programs through our academic partnership with Wichita State University.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
How you'll make an impact in this role:
- Deliver Essential Care: Support your patients’ well-being by assisting with activities of daily living and accurately monitoring vital signs, ensuring they feel dignified and cared for.
- Sharpen Your Clinical Eye: Observe patient status and responses firsthand. You’ll play a critical role in the care team by documenting and reporting these observations directly to your preceptor.
- Collaborate on Care Planning: Move beyond the basics by assisting your preceptor in developing comprehensive care plans, using your reports on test results and patient observations to help shape clinical outcomes.
- Support the Unit Ecosystem: Take an active role in the flow of the department, from preparing and transporting patients for diagnostic services to ensuring a safe, clean environment for healing.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What minimum qualifications you'll need:
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Licensure / Certification / Registration: BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
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Education: High school diploma/GED required. Must be accepted or enrolled into a Nursing program upon date of hire/transfer and begin classes within 90 days of date of hire/transfer.
What additional requirements you'll need:
- Current Nursing Enrollment: You are actively pursuing your nursing degree through an accredited ADN, BSN, or MSN program.
LIFE AT ASCENSION
Where purpose meets opportunity:
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
FRAUD PREVENTION NOTICE
Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.
E-VERIFY STATEMENT
Employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click here for more information.
BENEFITS
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community. Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
INTRODUCTION
Your future role at a glance:
Location: Wichita, KS
Facility: Via Christi St. Francis
Specialty: Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Schedule: Nights | PRN
Via Christi associates are eligible for tuition discounts and priority placement in select healthcare programs through our academic partnership with Wichita State University.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
How you'll make an impact in this role:
- Deliver Essential Care: Support your patients’ well-being by assisting with activities of daily living and accurately monitoring vital signs, ensuring they feel dignified and cared for.
- Sharpen Your Clinical Eye: Observe patient status and responses firsthand. You’ll play a critical role in the care team by documenting and reporting these observations directly to your preceptor.
- Collaborate on Care Planning: Move beyond the basics by assisting your preceptor in developing comprehensive care plans, using your reports on test results and patient observations to help shape clinical outcomes.
- Support the Unit Ecosystem: Take an active role in the flow of the department, from preparing and transporting patients for diagnostic services to ensuring a safe, clean environment for healing.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What minimum qualifications you'll need:
-
Licensure / Certification / Registration: BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
-
Education: High school diploma/GED required. Must be accepted or enrolled into a Nursing program upon date of hire/transfer and begin classes within 90 days of date of hire/transfer.
What additional requirements you'll need:
- Current Nursing Enrollment: You are actively pursuing your nursing degree through an accredited ADN, BSN, or MSN program.
LIFE AT ASCENSION
Where purpose meets opportunity:
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
FRAUD PREVENTION NOTICE
Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.
E-VERIFY STATEMENT
Employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click here for more information.
BENEFITS
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community. Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
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Get Access To All JobsCertified Surgical Technologist CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does CPT work as a Certified Surgical Technologist count toward NBSTSA eligibility?
Yes, in most cases. The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting requires documented surgical case experience, and CPT rotations at accredited clinical sites typically qualify. Confirm with your program director that your placement site's case logs meet the procedural requirements before you start, and keep copies of all hours records your DSO receives.
Can I do part-time CPT while completing surgical technology coursework?
Part-time CPT is permitted and keeps your full OPT eligibility intact, since only full-time CPT used for 12 months or more reduces your OPT availability. Most surgical technology programs structure clinical rotations as part-time to preserve that post-graduation flexibility. Your DSO authorizes part-time or full-time status on each updated I-20, so the designation must match your actual scheduled hours at the site.
What happens if my CPT placement ends before my clinical rotation hours are complete?
Your CPT authorization is tied to the specific employer listed on your I-20. If that placement ends early, your work authorization at that site ends immediately. You'll need your DSO to authorize a new CPT placement at a different site before you can resume working. Start that process as soon as you know the original placement is ending to avoid any gap.
How do I find surgical technologist employers who already understand F-1 CPT?
Search Migrate Mate for Certified Surgical Technologist roles filtered by CPT eligibility. Employers familiar with F-1 CPT authorization are less likely to stall your start date with HR questions about your work status. Hospital systems that run formal student externship programs or partner with surgical technology schools are typically the most prepared to onboard CPT students quickly.
Does my CPT surgical technologist role need to be in the same specialty as my coursework?
Your DSO determines whether the placement is an integral part of your curriculum, so the clinical setting should align with your program's learning objectives. A general surgical technologist rotation at a multi-specialty OR is typically approvable for most surgical technology curricula. Highly specialized placements, such as cardiac or neurosurgery-only sites, may require your program coordinator to document the educational justification before your DSO will authorize the I-20 update.