Surgical Tech (Full-time Ambulatory Surgery Center)

Heritage Valley Health System; Monaca (Beaver County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health care provider in Monaca is seeking a Surgical Tech for the full-time role at their Ambulatory Surgery Center. The role involves assisting surgical procedures and ensuring a clean surgical environment. Candidates must have a high school diploma, post-secondary surgical technology education, BLS certification, and a command of surgical techniques. This is an entry-level position with preferred experience in an operating room. Join a dynamic team focused on quality patient care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of an accredited program in Surgical Technology is mandatory.
• Command of surgical technique standards expected.
• BLS certification must be held.
• Successful completion of applicable clearances within 90 days of commencing employment.
• Surgical technologists must meet at least one of the following: credential or military program equivalence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with surgical procedures as a scrub member of the surgical team.
• Prepare and reprocess surgical instruments.
• Maintain a clean and safe surgical environment.

Skills

Command of the standards of surgical technique

BLS certification

Effective communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Graduate of an accredited post-secondary education program in Surgical Technology

Tools

BLS Certification

Job description

Surgical Tech (Full-time Ambulatory Surgery Center)

Apply for the Surgical Tech (Full-time Ambulatory Surgery Center) role at Heritage Valley Health System.

Location: Heritage Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center, 79 Wagner Road, Monaca, PA 15061

Work Hours: Monday thru Friday, daylight

Under the supervision of a registered nurse and according to established nursing standards and surgery center policies and procedures, assists with surgical procedures as a scrub member of the surgical team. Prepares/Reprocesses surgical instruments and maintains a clean and safe surgical environment.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited post‑secondary education program in Surgical Technology.
• Command of the standards of surgical technique.
• BLS certification.
• Successful completion of applicable clearances as outlined in Human Resources policy HR‑106 within 90 days of commencing employment.
• Effective December 2020, new hire surgical technologists must meet at least one of the following requirements:
• Successfully complete a program sponsored by an entity holding a nationally recognized institutional or programmatic accreditation and hold and maintain surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program.
• Successfully complete an appropriate training program for surgical technologists in the U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force.
• Provide evidence that they maintain a surgical technologist certification from an accredited certification program, were employed to practice as a surgical technologist by the health care facility on or before the effective date of the law, or were employed to practice as a surgical technologist as the individual’s primary function in another health care facility at any time during the two years immediately preceding the effective date of this law.

Surgical technologists must comply annually with the continuing education requirements necessary to maintain the certified surgical technologist credential and provide proof of compliance with the health care facility upon request.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years current Operating Room experience.
• AST Certification.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care