Surgical Technician Full-Time (ASC)

Atlas Healthcare Partners; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Healthcare Partners, on behalf of Banner Surgery Center – Tempe, is seeking a Surgical Technologist to select and place instruments, supplies and equipment during surgery. You will scrub in, pass instruments, retract tissue, and support aseptic technique; you will work closely with surgeons and OR staff.

This role emphasizes accuracy, speed, and professional demeanor in a fast-paced operating room environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification required; state regulatory registration as applicable.
• Manual dexterity and ability to work under stress in emergent situations.
• Conscientious, organized, and able to respond quickly to surgeon and patient needs.
• Preferred: graduate of a certified school of surgical technology or 2 years OR operating room experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for surgical procedures; pulls instruments and supplies and ensures good working order.
• Anticipates the surgeon's needs and passes instruments during surgery.
• Demonstrates aseptic technique and universal precautions; disposes of sharps and assists in counting.
• Ensures accurate surgeon preference cards and pick lists.
• Assists with OR turnover, stocking, replenishing supplies, and cleaning operating rooms.
• May provide business support to the department.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Organizational skills

Ability to work under stress

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Certified Surgical Technologist program / equivalent

Job description

Banner Surgery Center – Tempe is managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners. Conveniently located near Southern Avenue and the Loop101, the surgery center offers exceptional care and outstanding customer service to patients and physicians in Tempe, AZ. This ASC is adaptable to all specialties and offers two operating rooms and two procedure rooms. Banner Surgery Center – Tempe prides itself on being small, yet mighty. The goal of every employee who works here is to ensure every patient is a member of the Tempe family for the day.

Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health have partnered to manage, operate and grow Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest. As one of the fast-growing healthcare partnerships, our focus is to provide exceptional care and outstanding customer service to every patient, every physician, every time. All this while focusing daily on their company core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. We provide top of the industry health and dental benefits with a matching retirement package. It’s a special working environment and one we believe you will greatly enjoy.

Position Summary

This position selects and places surgical instruments, supplies and equipment during surgery. Scrubs and provides instruments, sutures, and other sterile supplies during surgical procedure.

Essential Functions

• Prepares for surgical procedures. Pulls appropriate instruments and supplies and ensures good working order of instruments. Reviews case carts for correct instruments and supplies. Plans ahead for upcoming surgical case needs.
• Anticipates the surgeon's needs. Passes instruments, retracts tissue and operates equipment during surgery.
• Demonstrates the principles of aseptic technique and universal precautions throughout the procedure. Disposes of sharps and trash and places used supplies into case cart for processing. Participates in counting of sharps, instruments and sponges. Prepares instruments for cleaning following each case.
• Ensures that all surgeon preference cards and pick lists are accurate.
• Assists with OR turnover between cases. Participates in stocking, replenishing supplies and cleaning operating rooms.
• May provide business support to the department including assigned administrative tasks.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

NOTE:

The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS required. Where applicable, must be registered with State Regulatory Agency.
• The position requires manual dexterity and the ability to maintain professional decorum in highly stressful emergent situations.
• The position requires the ability to be conscientious, organized, and orderly and the ability to respond quickly to the needs of the surgeon and patient.

Level I: 0-3 years of experience

Standard: 3+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduation from a certified school of surgical technology or 2 years of operating room experience.

State Specific Certification Requirements

In the states of Texas, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia a Surgical Technician must meet one of the following criteria:

• The individual has successfully completed an accredited educational program for surgical technologists and holds and maintains active certification as a surgical technologist by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), or another surgical technologist certification program approved by the State Department of State Health Services or its successor.
• The individual has completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the United States Public Health Service.
• The individual was employed to practice surgical technology in a healthcare facility before September 1, 2009.
• The individual is in service with the federal government, to the extent they are performing duties related to that service. Where certification applies, credentials must remain active and in good standing prior to performing independent scrub duties.