Student Loan Support - Up to $10,000 repayment assistance, because we invest in your future.
Comprehensive Health Coverage - Medical, dental, and vision plans to keep you and your family healthy.
Future Security: 401(k) with matching
Educational Tuition Assistance
Competitive Pay & Full Benefits - A salary and package designed to reward your expertise and dedication.
Paid Time Off
Job Summary
The Surgical Technician collaborates with the surgeon and perioperative team to deliver high-quality patient care during surgical procedures. This role prepares and maintains sterile surgical fields, assists with procedures, and ensures instruments and supplies are used appropriately. The Surgical Technician adheres to infection prevention standards, regulatory requirements, and facility policies to support optimal patient outcomes.
Essential Functions
Prepares and maintains the operating room for surgical cases, ensuring all equipment, instruments, and supplies are properly organized and available by applying principles of Universal Precautions, asepsis, and sterile technique.
Assists the surgical team by anticipating the needs of the surgeon and passing instruments and supplies accurately and efficiently.
Handles surgical instruments according to their instructions for use and ensures proper sterilization, inspection, and assembly.
Performs point-of-use cleaning and carefully handles instruments in compliance with infection control and professional standards. Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts with the circulating nurse to ensure patient safety.
Assists in patient positioning, draping, and transfer methods to ensure safety and comfort during procedures.
Maintains and updates physician preference cards, ensuring accurate supplies and instruments are available for procedures.
Cleans, reprocesses, and sterilizes surgical instruments and equipment following established protocols.
Contributes to perioperative team efficiency by restocking supplies, returning equipment to storage, and ensuring operating rooms are ready for subsequent cases.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
Technical School graduate of Surgical Technology or Practical Nursing program required or
Associate Degree in Surgical Technology or Applied Sciences required
0-2 years of operating room surgical technician experience required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of surgical procedures, instrumentation, and aseptic techniques.
Strong understanding of sterilization methods and infection prevention practices.
Ability to anticipate the needs of the surgical team and respond quickly and effectively.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with the perioperative team.
Attention to detail and organizational skills to ensure procedural accuracy and efficiency.
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment while maintaining professionalism.
Licenses and Certifications
BCLS - Basic Life Support required
CST - Certified Surgical Technologist preferred
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Numbers & Facts
Location
Birmingham, AL
Industry
Healthcare Services
Company Size
10,000 employees or more
Year Founded
1985
Website
http://www.chs.net/
About Company
Community Health Systems, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) 330 HRSA Grantee with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) status. Established from the roots of Inland Empire Community Health Center in Bloomington, CHSI has grown with community health centers in the counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego. These centers have been developed in accordance with standards established for safety net providers by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), the Public Health Service (PHS), and the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC).
As such, services are offered to the neediest in each community - the un-insured and under-insured, the working poor, those with limited ability to pay, the homeless, and the indigent. Services are provided at discounted (sliding fee scale) rates for those who qualify based on gross annual income and family size.
Skills
Asepsisunmatched
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)unmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Dental Insuranceunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Groundskeepingunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Infection Controlunmatched
Instrumentationunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Nursingunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Safetyunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Sterilizationunmatched
Student Loansunmatched
Surgical Proceduresunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Tuition Feesunmatched
Vision Planunmatched
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