Surgical Tech Lead

HCA Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits (medical, Rx, d

Dental, vision, behavioral health

Job summary

The Woman's Hospital of Texas is seeking a Lead Surgical Technologist to guide the operating room team, deliver high-quality, patient-centered surgical care, and ensure adherence to best practices and regulatory standards. You will collaborate with a skilled surgical group to promote efficiency and safety across cases.

Key responsibilities include leading scrubs, participating in on-call rotations, operating sterilization equipment, and driving process improvements while supporting professional

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Surgical Technology program.
• Certification in Surgical Technology required.
• Current BCLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
• 2+ years of Surgical Technologist experience required.

Responsibilities

• Plans for and scrubs procedures per standards (AORN, AST, quality, regulatory).
• Participates in on-call rotation as needed.
• Operates sterilizer and other patient care equipment after training.
• Promotes hospital processes and communicates issues up the chain of command.
• Takes initiative to update surgeon preference cards, pull case carts, stock rooms, turnover the OR, and assist with inventory.
• Quality Improvement: strives for high quality performance and improvement.
• Personal Achievement: sets and achieves career-related goals and helps others develop.
• Teamwork: builds relationships and supports care delivery, morale.
• Resource Management: uses hospital resources responsibly.
• Customer Service: delivers high-quality service following ICARE principles.
• Completes other assigned activities.

Skills

Team leadership

On-call coordination

Sterilization equipment operation

Education

Graduate of Surgical Technology program

Certification in Surgical Technology

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Surgical Technologist Lead? At The Woman's Hospital of Texas, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Lead Surgical Technologist, you’ll take on a vital leadership role in the OR, guiding your team and ensuring patients receive the safest, most advanced surgical care. Working alongside a highly experienced, collaborative surgical team, you’ll bring order, precision, and confidence to the operating room. With HCA Healthcare’s continued investment in technology, staffing resources, and leadership development, you’ll have everything you need to support your team, provide excellent patient care, and shape your own professional future. Join us!

What you will do in this role:

• Plans for and scrubs assigned surgical procedures in accordance with AORN, AST, quality, regulatory, and company standards.

• Participates in on-call rotation based on the need of the department.

• Operates the sterilizer and other patient care equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions after proper training.

• Promotes hospital processes and goals, and communicates issues, whether actual or potential, to appropriate person in the chain of command.

• Takes initiative in performing other duties, whether assigned or not, such as assisting with updating surgeon preference cards, pulling case carts, stocking rooms, turning-over the OR, and assisting with scheduled supply inventory.

• Quality Improvement: Strives for high quality performance and takes initiative to make improvements and deliver results.

• Personal Achievement: Sets and achieves personal goals to advance career-related skills, knowledge and abilities and helps others to improve their skills.

• Teamwork: Builds effective relationships across work groups by treating fellow employees with courtesy, respect and inclusiveness; maintains a positive attitude and takes responsibility for assignments. Takes initiative in helping others facilitate the delivery of care and promote efficiency and morale.

• Resource Management: Demonstrates accountability, discretion and sound judgment in using or managing hospital resources.

• Customer Service: Values and delivers high quality service to all customers through effective application of the ICARE principles and hospital’s service principles.

• Completes other activities as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of a Surgical Technology for Surgical Technologist role is required.

• Certification in Surgical Technology.

• Current BCLS certification from the American Heart Association required.

• 2 or more years of Surgical Technologist experience is REQUIRED.

Benefits

The Woman's Hospital of Texas, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

At The Woman’s Hospital of Texas (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/the-womans-hospital-of-texas) , our care philosophy is Woman First. It’s in our name, and it’s in our founding mission . Our 420+ bed hospital was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the first women's hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns . Today, we are the state’s premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the area's only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program. As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- 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.

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Surgical Technologist Lead opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.