Surgical Technologist Assistant

We are looking for caring, enthusiastic professionals who want be members of our team. Individuals must be committed to providing excellent service to our patients and their families and working with our physician partners to create a positive, efficient environment in which to work. We are looking for exceptional people to provide extraordinary care as a Surgical Technologist  Assistant. 

This position requires you to be a current student of an accredited Surgical Technology program.

Eligible for a $15,000 Sign-On Bonus upon completion of the Surgical Technologist program and transfer to a full-time Surgical Technologist position. 

Hours: Part time - flexible and able to work with school schedule. 

The Surgical Technologist Assistant is involved with assisting in the instrumentation and technical aspect of the operative event.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Assists in pulling required instrumentation, supplies and equipment.
• Assists in preparation of room with disinfectant, room turnover, and restocking.
• May participate in opening sterile supplies under the direction and supervision of the circulator and or scrub tech staff.
• Prepares work areas by draping, preparing, and testing equipment and organizing instrumentation.
• Scrubs, gowns and gloves according to procedure. Assists in gowning and gloving surgeons.
• Anticipates the need for instruments, ligatures, sponges and irrigation, utilizing physician preference cards.
• Observes for breaks in sterile technique and calls attention to such, and moves easily within the limits of the sterile field.
• Keeps field clean and free of used sponges, suture ends, and instrumentation.
• Participates in surgical sponge, needle, sharps and instrument counts as applicable.
• Demonstrates the correct use of surgical equipment and supplies.
• May hold retractors under the direction of the surgeon, but at no time will function independently as the only scrub technologist.
• May also act as a sterile processing technician.

Current student of an accredited Surgical Technology program.

Current BLS certification required at time of hire.