Surgical Technician

Surgery Partners is seeking a skilled Surgical Technician to join our team. As a Surgical Technician, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of surgical procedures.

• Prepare and maintain medical equipment for surgical procedures.
• Assist in the preparation of the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment.
• Follow hospital regulations and industry procedures to tend to patients during pre-operation procedures.
• Perform pre-operation preparations to patients' skin, body, and medical equipment.
• Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment, and adjust and check it to ensure it is working properly.
• Get patients ready for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
• Transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.
• Observe patients' vital signs, check charts, and assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• Pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
• Hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
• Help prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and help apply dressings.
• Operate sterilizers, lights, or suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment.
• After an operation, help transfer patients to the recovery room and clean and restock the operating room.

• A graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
• Must be certified to perform CPR with 0-2 years of clinical experience in a related field.

Surgical technologists work in clean, well-lighted, cool environments. Must stand for long periods and remain alert during operations. At times may be exposed to communicable diseases and unpleasant sights, odors, and materials.

Normal busy office environment with much telephone work. Occasional evening and/or weekend work.