Orthopedic Surgical Tech — Day Shift, Full-Time

UAB Medicine; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Paid parental leave

Associate Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

UAB Medicine is seeking a Surgical Technologist for the OrthoSports department in Birmingham. This full-time, day-shift role supports sterile and non-sterile instrument sets, passes instruments to surgeons, and assists with patient positioning and draping during procedures.

Required education includes a surgical technologist program with clinical components or substantial experience; an associate or technical degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma equivalency AND completion of a surgical technologist program with a clinical component OR a minimum of 4 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience required.
• Associate's degree or technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare surgical operating suite with sterile and non-sterile instruments and supplies.
• Hand required and requested instruments and supplies to surgeon during surgery.
• Assist with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.
• Maintain instruments in an organized manner and monitor and track instruments counts throughout procedures.
• Assist surgeons provision of hemostasis during surgery.

Education

High school diploma equivalency and surgical technologist program with clinical component

Associate's degree or technical degree preferred

Job description

UAB Medicine is seeking a Surgical Technologist for the OrthoSports department in Birmingham. This full-time, day-shift role supports sterile and non-sterile instrument sets, passes instruments to surgeons, and assists with patient positioning and draping during procedures.

Required education includes a surgical technologist program with clinical components or substantial experience; an associate or technical degree is preferred.