Surgical Tech I - Women's Surgery - Sharp Grossmont - Day Shift - Per Diem

300 Sharp HealthCare; La Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 49,594,000 - 69,417,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare in California is seeking an operating room technician to provide specific patient care and support in the OR suite. The role requires recent OR or surgical tech experience and a formal tech program completion, with BLS for Healthcare Professionals mandatory.

The position is covered by a SEIU-UHW CBA with required union membership for duration. Candidates may be internal or external to Sharp, with variable shifts and weekend/on-call requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience as an operating room or surgical technician in a hospital or ambulatory setting within the last 12 months.
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program within the last 12 months.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - REQUIRED

Responsibilities

• Communication updates surgeon preference card per entity specific processes.
• Complies with all count policies and procedures.
• Provides appropriate care and handling of surgical instruments and equipment, including loss prevention.
• Assists in room preparation, obtains necessary supplies, and sets up cases per the preference card.
• Picks cases following physician preference card.
• Demonstrates knowledge of procedures by anticipating needs and ensuring patient safety.

Skills

Operating room experience

Surgical technician

AHA BLS Healthcare

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

CST Certification (NBSTSA)

Job description

Hours: Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Per Diem / PRN Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: Yes Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $36.000 - $45.000 - $50.390 This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

This position was originally posted to ratified SEIU members from 09/10/26 to 09/18/26. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.

What You Will Do

Provides specific patient care duties and performs unit support activities in the operating room suite.

Required Qualifications

• Experience as an operating room or surgical technician in a hospital or ambulatory setting within the last 12 months.
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program (such as CAAHEP, ABHES, etc.) within the last 12 months.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) -PREFERRED

Essential Functions

• Communication Updates surgeon preference card per entity specific processes.
• Complies with all count policies and procedures.
• Appropriate report is given to relieving scrub personnel.
• Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies Accountable that instrument trays match the instrument list provided in tray.
• Need to elevate when incomplete.
• Provides appropriate care and handling of surgical instruments and equipment, including loss prevention.
• Assists in room preparation, obtains necessary supplies, and sets up cases per the preference card.
• Picks cases following physician preference card.
• Quality Care Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals, including, but not limited to surgical time-out, medication/fluid labeling on the sterile field, hand hygiene, and use of personal protective equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of procedures by anticipating needs prior and during each case.
• Identifies problems and takes appropriate action, without prompting, to accomplish department objectives and improved quality of care.
• Participates in teaching and mentoring new employees.
• Role models the Sharp Experience.
• Finance Assist in achieving department expense per unit of service through judicious use of supplies.
• Identifies opportunities for cost containment or improvement of patient care.
• General Support Works additional or different shifts as requested and where appropriate.
• Responsible for department tasks beyond routine responsibilities.
• Assists with new employee orientation and training of students.
• Consistently fulfills commitments for additional responsibilities.
• Does not require direction to use utilize down time effectively including, but not limited to assisting other staff, restocking of rooms, and instrument processing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Solid understanding of anatomy, aseptic technique, surgical procedures, instruments, sterilization, and OR safety. Must have skills in setting up sterile fields, passing instruments, maintaining counts, and anticipating surgeon needs. Must be able to communicate clearly with the surgical team, respond quickly to changes, maintain strict attention to detail, and uphold infection prevention standards.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women's health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It's what we call The Sharp Experience - treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.