Job Description** The **UW MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHWEST - CHILDBIRTH CENTER** has an outstanding opportunity for a **SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST.** **WORK SCHEDULE** - Per Diem - Night Shift **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** - Enjoy working in a state-of-the art environment, collaborating with a stable team of experienced colleagues, and receiving mentorship from distinguished clinicians/faculty at one of the nation's top-ranked research institutions - Be responsible for facilitating assigned surgical procedures through the assembly of instrumentation, equipment, and supplies - Competitive candidates will have certification as scrub technologist and/or six months of experience as an Operating Room Technician in a hospital operating room or childbirth center - The teamwork among our employees makes the department an enjoyable and exciting place to work - Inherent to success in this position is organization, desire to work in a team-oriented academic medical setting, capability to stay abreast of current developments relevant to the position, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and knowledge of the duties of a Surgical Technologist **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** - Take the lead in the patient care experience by prepping and maintaining our Operating Rooms for surgical procedures - Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders and partners, from our scheduling team to surgeons - Work in a dynamic, fast-paced, problem-solving environment while maintaining vigilance of instruments and supplies used during surgical procedures - Perform scrub role while supporting patient safety a sterile environment - Support of post-operative tasks, including removal of contaminated instruments, decontamination, sterilization and turnover of the Operating Room **REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS** Completion of a Surgical Technologist program AND one year of experience assisting clinical staff in a variety of operative procedures in an operating room environment OR equivalent education/experience. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.