Surgical Technician PRN

Surgery Partners; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Surgery Partners is seeking a surgical technologist to support operating room teams under surgeon/ nursing supervision. The role focuses on preparing and maintaining equipment, assisting in sterile setup, and ensuring regulatory compliance throughout procedures.

Qualified candidates have an accredited surgical technologist program, certification and BLS, and at least 2 years of OR experience. This is a full-time on-site role with exposure to varied surgical cases.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical technologist program.
• Certification and BLS required.
• At least 2 years' OR experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains medical equipment and instrumentation for surgical procedures.
• Prepare the operating room by setting up the sterile field and ensuring sterile instruments, drapes, and solutions.
• Follow state and federal regulations when attending to patients.
• Perform pre-procedure skin and body preparations.
• Complete safety checks on equipment and supplies before procedures.
• Assemble sterile and non-sterile equipment and verify proper operation.
• Assist with patient prep and positioning as needed.
• Pass instruments and supplies to surgeons and assistants.
• Retract and cut sutures under physician supervision.
• Participate in counts of sponges, needles, and instruments.
• Assist with specimen preparation and disposition.
• Transfer patient from procedure bed to stretcher post-procedure.
• Clean and restock the procedure room and pull supplies for upcoming procedures.
• Assist with inventory management and physician preference cards.
• Contribute to sterilization and high-level disinfection quality testing.

Skills

Surgical tech experience

Patient care

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Accredited Surgical Technologist program

Certification & BLS

Job description

Surgery Partners is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended ("ADA"), and applicable state and local laws. It is the Company’s policy not to discriminate against any qualifiedpeople or applicant with regard to any terms or conditions of employment on the basis of such individual’s disability. Consistent with this policy of non-discrimination, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined in the ADA or applicable law, who has made the Company aware of his/her disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to the Company. If you are an applicant and need a reasonable accommodation when applying for job opportunities within the Company or request a reasonable accommodation to utilize the Company’s online employment application, please contact [e-mail]

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Surgical technologists, also called scrubs and surgical or operating room technicians, assist in surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. Surgical technologists are members of operating room teams, which most commonly include surgeons, anesthesiologists, and circulating nurses.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS

• A graduate of an accredited Surgical technologist program.
• Certification and BLS required.
• At least 2 years' OR experience required

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepares and maintains medical equipment and instrumentation for surgical procedures
• Before an operation, surgical technologists help prepare the operating room by setting up the sterile field to include surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions
• Follows state and federal facility regulations when attending to patients
• Performs pre-procedure preparations to the patient's skin and body
• Completes a safety check prior to start of the procedure on appropriate equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assembles both sterile and non-sterile equipment, as well as checking to ensure it is working properly
• May assist with prep for patient procedure
• May assist with positioning on the procedure table
• Drapes the patient with surgical drapes per procedure to be performed
• Passes instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants
• Retracts, cut sutures and performs other functions under the supervision of the physician performing the procedure
• Participates in the count of sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments, based on type of procedure performed
• Helps prepare specimens and assists with the disposition of specimens
• Post-procedure, assists with patient transfer from the procedure bed to the stretcher
• Cleans and restocks the procedure room
• Pulls supplies and instruments for upcoming procedures
• Assists with the maintenance of physician preference cards and inventory management
• Assists with the decontamination and cleaning, sterilization and performance of quality testing related to sterilization and high level disinfection
• Performs other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

• Ability to be on your feet for long periods and lift or turn disabled patients
• Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office environment
• Ability to concentrate for periods of up to four hours
• Ability to communicate verbally both in person and on the telephone
• Ability to use computer keyboard and to view a computer monitor

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS: Surgical technologists work in clean, well-lighted, well-ventilated environments. Must stand for long periods and remain alert during operations. At times may be exposed to communicable diseases and unpleasant sights, odors, and materials.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients in the center
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize recognized channels of communication
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships with patients, co-workers, and other health team members

ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS: Occasional evening and/ or weekend work.

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

Surgery Partners conducts pre-employment screenings including but not limited to criminal background checks and drug testing.