Surgical Tech

Sentara Health Plans; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA, is hiring a Surgical Technologist for the first shift (days) to support the operating room team. You will prepare sterile instruments, maintain sterile fields, pass instruments, apply dressings, and transfer patients to recovery, while adhering to infection control protocols.

Required licensure as a Virginia Surgical Technologist and NBSTSA/NCCA certification, plus BLS. Prior surgical tech experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Surgical Technologist licensure required in the state of practice.
• NBSTSA/NCCA Surgical Technologist certification REQUIRED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification REQUIRED
• Experience in Surgical Technology preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensures the operating room is prepared with instruments and equipment and assists the surgical team by passing instruments, maintaining the sterile field, and anticipating the surgeon's needs.
• Assists in applying dressings, securing surgical drapes and transferring patients to recovery areas.
• Adheres to infection control protocols to prevent contamination and ensure patient safety.
• Works closely with the surgical team to ensure smooth and effective procedures.

Job description

## Surgical TechApply: On-Site: Sentara Leigh Hospital: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR-103426**City/State**Norfolk, VA**Work Shift**First (Days)**Overview:**# **Sentara is hiring a Surgical Technologist at Sentara Leigh, in Norfolk, Virginia.** ***Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 offered for qualified candidates.*** **Shift: M-F First shift, 7a-7p** **Overview** Job DescriptionThe Surgical Technologist ensures that the operating room is properly prepared with the necessary instruments and equipment and assists the surgical team throughout the procedure by passing instruments, maintaining the sterile field, and anticipating the needs of the surgeon. The role involves maintaining patient safety and ensuring that the surgical environment is organized, clean, and sterile. The Surgical Technologist assists in applying dressings, securing surgical drapes and transferring patients to recovery areas. Adheres to infection control protocols and sterile techniques to prevent contamination and ensure patient safety. Works closely with the surgical team to ensure smooth and effective procedures. Surgical Technologist Licensure required in the state of practice. Certification/Licensure* **Virginia Surgical Technologist License REQUIRED*** **NBSTSA/NCCA Surgical Technologist Certification REQUIRED*** Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification REQUIRED Experience* Prior Surgical Technologist experience PREFERRED KEYWORDS: Talroo – Allied Health. CST. Surg Tech. Surgical Tech. Surgical Technician. Operation Room Tech. Scrub Tech. Scrub. Surgical. OR Tech. Surgical Technologist. NBSTSA. NCCT. Certified Surg Tech. Certified Surgical Tech. Certified Surgical Technologist. Sign On Bonus. Weekends. Days We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $30.26 - $44.75 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits. **Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career****•** Medical, Dental, Vision plans• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave• Emergency Backup Care• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans• Life Insurance• 401k/403B with Employer Match• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000•Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.**Sentara Leigh Hospital**, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.**Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer** and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.**For positions that are available as remote work,** **Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:**Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.