Surgical OR Tech Certified - Surgery Center

HCA Healthcare; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Career development

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

HCA Healthcare in Gainesville seeks a Certified Surgical Tech to assist in the operating room under RN supervision, scrubbing for procedures and supporting safe, efficient care. The role involves room turnover, sterile technique, and collaboration with the surgical team.

Responsibilities include prep of the operative suite, maintaining asepsis, and facilitating turnover between cases. Requires accredited program graduation, Surgical Tech Certification, and BCLS certification.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program as required per facility practice and state regulatory requirement.
• Surgical Tech Certification.
• One year experience in an operating room setting (preferably in an ambulatory surgery center).
• Valid BCLS Certification upon employment ***Online certification not acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Scrub and assist the surgeon at the operative field.
• Assist in preparing the operative suite for surgery by checking and gathering supplies, equipment, and instruments.
• Maintain surgical asepsis in handling instruments, sponges, sutures, drains, needles, and dressings.
• Assist in turnover of operating room suites between cases, disposing of trash and linens, and cleaning equipment and surfaces.
• Prepare procedure room for use the following day by bringing in equipment and reporting shortages to supervisor.

Education

Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program

Surgical Tech Certification

Valid BCLS Certification

Job description

Surgical OR Tech Certified - Surgery Center

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Certified Surgical Tech, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you will contribute to the company’s mission and vision by assisting with the provision of safe and effective nursing care in accordance with a defined scope of practice within the operating room. This may include direct patient care and observation, scrubbing and assisting the surgeon at the operative field, surgical room turnover between cases, collection and recording of pertinent clinical data in the medical record and consistent collaboration with the Registered Nurse in clinical decision making.

What you will do in this role

• Demonstrate necessary practical, technical, or specialized skills required for the role of the surgical technician in accordance with the Association of Surgical Technologists.
• Assist in preparing the operative suite for surgery by checking and gathering supplies, equipment, and instruments.
• Ensure that surgical asepsis is maintained in the handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, drains, needles, and dressings.
• Assist in the turnover of the operating room suites between cases, disposing of trash and linens, and cleaning of equipment and environmental surfaces.
• Prepare procedure room for use the following day by bringing in equipment, setting up, "pulling cases" accurately, and reporting to supervisor items that are needed and not available.

Qualifications you will need

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program as required per facility practice and state regulatory requirement; otherwise preferred.
• Surgical Tech Certification.
• One year experience in an operating room setting (preferably in an ambulatory surgery center).
• Valid BCLS Certification upon employment ***Online certification not acceptable.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

North Florida Surgical Pavilion located in Gainesville, Florida. We serve Alachua County and surrounding communities. We provide services in GYN, ENT, urology, opthamology, retina, plastics, podiatry, oculopastics and pain specialties. We average over 275 cases a month and are accredited by the AAAHC.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for over a decade.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." – Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.