Surgical Technician I

Shriners Children's; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's in Portland, OR is seeking a full-time Surgical Technologist to support the intraoperative, preoperative, and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience. You will provide quality patient care with aseptic technique, assist as first scrub, and help manage Code Cart readiness, instrument counts, and safety protocols to protect patients and staff.

Required qualifications include an Associate in Surgical Technology, 1 year of OR scrub experience, and BLS; CST is

Qualifications

• Associate in Surgical Technology required.
• Minimum 1 year OR scrub experience.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates correct aseptic technique in creating and maintaining sterile field and demonstrates knowledge of principles of infection control in the Operating Room.
• Demonstrates ability to plan and direct work flow during surgical procedure. Anticipates sequence of intraoperative events to meet surgeon and patient needs.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform the role of first scrub on all surgical procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Code Cart location, contents including appropriate use of contents and equipment. Demonstrates knowledge of Surgical Tech role and responsibilities during a Code 99.
• Applies measures to ensure patient safety including performing sponge and sharps counts per policy, following surgical site marking and tourniquet use policies, proper use of the electrosurgical unit, power tools, and light sources.

Skills

1 Year OR Scrub

Education

Associate in Surgical Technology

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Surgical Technologist Certification (CST)

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

We currently have an opening for a full-time Surgical Technologist to join our Portland, OR team. Provides quality individualized patient care based on the application of scientific knowledge, surgical technologist education and interpersonal skills. Care is provided primarily during the intraoperative phase and also includes preoperative and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates correct aseptic technique in creating and maintaining sterile field and demonstrates knowledge of principles of infection control in the Operating Room.

• Demonstrates ability to plan and direct work flow during surgical procedure. Anticipates sequence of intraoperative events to meet surgeon and patient needs.

• Demonstrates the ability to perform the role of first scrub on all surgical procedures.

• Demonstrates knowledge of Code Cart location, contents including appropriate use of contents and equipment. Demonstrates knowledge of Surgical Tech role and responsibilities during a Code 99.

• Applies measures to ensure patient safety including performing sponge and sharps counts per policy, following surgical site marking and tourniquet use policies, proper use of the electrosurgical unit, power tools, and light sources.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate in Surgical Technology

• 1 Year OR Scrub

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Surgical Technologist Certification (CST)

The pay range for this position is $26.58 - $39.86. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.