Surgical Tech II: Perioperative Care & Efficiency Pro

Cottage Health; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health is looking for a Surgical Tech II for the SBCH Outpatient Surgery department in Santa Barbara, California. The role involves promoting teamwork for excellent patient care, anticipating surgical needs, and ensuring proper equipment handling. Candidates must graduate from a certified surgical technician program or have equivalent experience and hold a BLS certification. Preferred qualifications include scrub tech experience and familiarity with Surgical Services at Cottage Health.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Graduation from certified surgical technician program, completion of a comparable military program, or one year’s experience performing similar duties.
• Minimum: American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Minimum: One year of scrub tech experience or CST acquired.

Responsibilities

• Promote teamwork toward excellence in patient care and efficiency.
• Assist and anticipate peri-operative patient care needs.
• Gather equipment and supplies, demonstrate knowledge of sterilization techniques.

Skills

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Knowledge of medical terminology

Ability to perform independently in all service lines

Education

Graduation from certified surgical technician program or comparable military program

One year experience performing similar duties

Job description

Cottage Health is looking for a Surgical Tech II for the SBCH Outpatient Surgery department in Santa Barbara, California. The role involves promoting teamwork for excellent patient care, anticipating surgical needs, and ensuring proper equipment handling. Candidates must graduate from a certified surgical technician program or have equivalent experience and hold a BLS certification. Preferred qualifications include scrub tech experience and familiarity with Surgical Services at Cottage Health.