Certified Surgical Tech Ortho CDH OR Full-time Rotating
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This line rotates. How do you keep your practice consistent across different shifts?
What they are checking: The posting is full time rotating and ortho trauma comes at all hours.
What would you do
Something breaks sterility during a joint replacement. What do you do?
What they are checking: Infection in a joint replacement is catastrophic, which raises the stakes on speaking up.
About the work
Tell me about scrubbing orthopedic cases.
What they are checking: The posting is specifically the orthopedic operating room at Central DuPage.
What is different about the equipment in an orthopedic case?
What they are checking: Power tools, trays and implants make ortho its own discipline.
Walk me through preparing the suite for a joint replacement.
What they are checking: The posting names preparing the suite with drapes, instruments, equipment, implants and supplies.
How do you handle implants so the right one is available and recorded?
What they are checking: The posting names implants specifically and tracking them is a recall matter.
Talk me through a count and what you do if it does not reconcile.
What they are checking: The posting names continually accounting for the number and location of instruments and supplies.
How do you help position a patient for a long orthopedic case?
What they are checking: The posting names assisting with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.
How do you anticipate what the surgeon needs next?
What they are checking: The difference between passing instruments and being good at it.
Where are you with your CST certification?
What they are checking: The posting requires certification within twelve months of hire.
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