OR Tech / Surgical Tech - Surgery - Sharp Tri-City - Variable Shift - Full Time

Sharp HealthCare; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking an Operating Room Technician to support the scrub role and prepare the OR for a range of surgical procedures. You will assist the surgeon under RN supervision, maintain aseptic technique, and ensure patient safety in Adolescents and Adults as applicable.

Qualifications include at least 6 months of OR technologist experience or a new graduate from an approved program, plus 18 months for weekend/night shifts in acute care surgery; BLS is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience as an OR Technologist or a recent graduate of an approved surgical technologist program.
• Weekend Professional and Night Shift: 18 months of acute care surgical experience and ability to demonstrate competence in complex procedures including orthopedic and neuro surgery.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - REQUIRED

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Operating Room and assist the surgeon in a scrub role for all types of surgical procedures.
• Assist the RN with patient care according to unit specific guidelines and within the Operating Room Technician scope of practice.
• Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including infection control requirements.
• Able to independently scrub surgical procedures performed at this institution.
• Demonstrates knowledge and practice of strict aseptic technique according to AORN

Skills

AHA BLS Healthcare

Scrub technique

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of approved surgical technologist program

Job description

Hours:

Variable

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

12/36 - 12 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$40.420 - $45.350 - $50.270

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU.

This position was originally posted STC SEIU members from 07/27/26 to 08/04/26. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.

What You Will Do

The Operating Room Technician is a care giver in the Operating Room whose responsibility is to prepare the Operating Room and assists the surgeon in a scrub role for all types of surgical procedures. Accountable to the Shift Supervisor/Unit Manager. Provides care under the licensure and direct supervision of a Registered Nurse for Adolescents (age 14-18) and Adult (18 and older) population.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience as an OR Technologist or a recent graduate of an approved surgical technologist program.
• Weekend Professional and Night Shift: 18 months of acute care surgical experience and ability to demonstrate competence in complex procedures including orthopedic and neuro surgery.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Evening Shift: 18 months of acute care surgical experience and ability to demonstrate competence in complex procedures including orthopedic and neuro surgery.
• Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) -PREFERRED

Essential Functions

• The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.

Maintains current physician preference cards.

Assists the RN with patient care according to unit specific guidelines and within the Operating Room Technician scope of practice.

Demonstrates proficiency in unit specific skills under the direction of the RN.

Obtains non-controlled medications, but does not prepare them, from the computerized medication station.

Performs other related duties as delegated by the RN.

Able to independently scrub surgical procedures performed at this institution.

Utilizes nursing forms according to hospital/unit policy and guidelines within scope of practice.

Assures the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of all patients/significant others.

Functions with an awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the Medical Center.

Performs efficiently in emergency situations following established policy and procedure under the direction of the RN.

Demonstrates knowledge and practice of strict aseptic technique according to the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)

Maintains all unit specific and educational requirements.

Performs appropriately and accepts responsibility for delegated duties.

Participates in unit quality improvement program as directed.

Demonstrates effective communication skills using lines of authority appropriately.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class