Surgical Tech Extern PRN

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. seeks a Surgical Tech Extern PRN at Medical City Plano to gain hands-on surgical experience working with a skilled OR team. You will support the surgical process, maintain sterile conditions, and contribute to patient safety under supervision.

Responsibilities include preparing the OR, assisting with patient care around procedures, handling instruments, and ensuring a clean, organized environment. Vocational training is required for this externship position.

Qualifications

• Experience assisting in surgical settings with focus on patient safety.
• Ability to organize and stock operating rooms for procedures.
• Understanding of sterile techniques and room turnover processes.

Responsibilities

• Organize and stock the operating room with instruments, supplies, and equipment for each procedure.
• Assist with patient care before, during, and after surgery including transport and positioning.
• Support the surgical team by passing instruments and assisting with counts.
• Maintain a clean, sterile environment through turnover and infection control practices.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, and team members while protecting privacy.

Skills

Surgical assistance

Patient care

Infection control

Education

Vocational School Graduate

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Surgical Tech Extern PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Plano which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Surgical Technologist Extern, you'll gain invaluable hands-on surgical experience while working alongside a highly skilled team committed to caring for and improving human life – who are eager to welcome you into our mission. Under the guidance of the Circulating RN and experienced surgical staff, you'll expand your skills by assisting throughout the surgical process and helping ensure the surgical suite remains clean, organized, and focused on patient safety.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Organizing and stocking the operating room with instruments, supplies, and equipment to ensure each procedure is fully prepared and supported
• Assisting with patient care before, during, and after surgery, including transport, positioning, and comfort
• Supporting the surgical team during procedures by managing sterile instruments, passing tools, and helping with counts and equipment during procedures
• Helping maintain a clean, safe, and sterile environment through room turnover, restocking, and infection control practices
• Communicating clearly and compassionately with patients, families, and team members while protecting patient privacy and safety

What qualifications you will need:

• Vocational School Graduate

Benefits

Medical City Plano, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

Medical City Plano opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced health care. Medical City Plano is a 600+ bed acute care hospital. We have more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. Our main campus in Plano has a cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs. We have The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center and inpatient rehabilitation. We also offer complete womens and childrens services. This includes a high-risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit. We were the first hospital in Dallas, Collin or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical City Plano was the first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County and The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas was the first burn center in Collin County. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do"- 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