Casual Surgical Technician — Flexible Shifts, Multi-Center

Summit Orthopedics; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Summit Orthopedics is hiring a Casual Surgical Technician to join its surgical team across five centers in Woodbury, Eagan, Vadnais Heights, Plymouth, and Minnetonka. The role supports patient care with sterilization expertise, OR setup, and instrument handling, floating to locations as needed.

You will pick up shifts based on availability, with no guaranteed schedule, contributing to a patient-first, collaborative culture within Summit’s network.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates knowledge of sterile techniques in the surgical suite.
• Prepares the operating room and sterile field for planned procedures.
• Follows standard procedures for surgical environment preparation.
• Assists in available instrumentation for the surgical team.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and practice of sterile techniques in the surgical suite.
• Prepares the operating room, sterile field/table for planned procedure.
• Follows standard procedures/protocols in the preparation of the environment for the surgical procedure.
• Anticipates needs of the surgical team and provides appropriate instrumentation when needed.
• Handles and contains contaminated instruments and equipment.
• Confirms patient, procedure, and site accuracy before start.
• Aims to provide the best surgical experience for patients.
• Verifies implants as required before procedures.
• Manages hazardous waste per policy.
• May aid in reprocessing of instruments if qualified.
• Cleans operating room per facility rules.
• Keeps physician preference cards updated.
• Completes incident reporting when necessary.
• Evaluates new supplies and equipment.
• Understands CST role in emergencies.

Skills

Sterile technique

Operating room prep

Surgical instrumentation

Patient safety

Education

Technical/other training or better

Job description

Summit Orthopedics is hiring a Casual Surgical Technician to join its surgical team across five centers in Woodbury, Eagan, Vadnais Heights, Plymouth, and Minnetonka. The role supports patient care with sterilization expertise, OR setup, and instrument handling, floating to locations as needed.

You will pick up shifts based on availability, with no guaranteed schedule, contributing to a patient-first, collaborative culture within Summit’s network.