Surgical Technologist

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $12,500

Benefits package

Job summary

BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL is seeking a Surgical Technician to join the Perioperative Services team. The role involves preparing the operating room, assisting with sterile supplies, and supporting surgeons and staff during procedures.

You will perform surgical scrub duties, help collect cultures and specimens, and ensure room turnover and instrument returns are completed efficiently. A formal surgical program and certification enhance candidacy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Accred Surgical Program preferred.
• Surgical Technician certification encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Prepares operating room for surgical patient, reviews preference cards to determine surgeon needs, obtains the necessary supplies and equipment for the procedure, ensures cleanliness of room, and assists with opening sterile supplies.
• Performs surgical scrub duties, and assists with the collection, identification, and disposition of cultures and specimens.
• Assists in turning over of room, and ensures supplies, instruments, and equipment are returned to proper location.

Skills

Surgical scrub

Room turnover

Culture handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Accred Surgical Program

Surgical Technician Certification

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join the Surgical Services Team at BJC Healthcare - Barnes Jewish Hospital. BJC Healthcare - Barnes Jewish Hospital is dedicated to your growth and development. Be a part of an environment where you can thrive!

• Schedule: Monday to Friday


• Hours: 3/12s - 10:30am - 11:00PM


• Call and Holiday rotation


• Service - Cardiac, thoracic, and vascular


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  Responsibilities

  
  
  
  
  • Prepares operating room for surgical patient, reviews preference cards to determine surgeon needs, obtains the necessary supplies and equipment for the procedure, ensures cleanliness of room, and assists with opening sterile supplies.
  
  
  • Performs surgical scrub duties, and assists with the collection, identification, and disposition of cultures and specimens.
  
  
  • Assists in turning over of room, and ensures supplies, instruments, and equipment are returned to proper location.
  
  
  
  

***$12,500 Sign on Bonus***

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Perioperative Services team members (RN, RNFA, ST) find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It's an exhilarating place to build a nursing career. Here, you'll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists, assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Performs surgical duties for operating room procedures under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Prepares operating room for surgical patient, reviews preference cards to determine surgeon needs, obtains the necessary supplies and equipment for the procedure, ensures cleanliness of room, and assists with opening sterile supplies.


• Performs surgical scrub duties, and assists with the collection, identification, and disposition of cultures and specimens.


• Assists in turning over of room, and ensures supplies, instruments, and equipment are returned to proper location.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• <2 years or military equivalent experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Accred Surgical Program

Licenses & Certifications

• Surgical Technician

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date


• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC


• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution


• 401(k) plan with BJC match


• Tuition Assistance available on first day


• BJC Institute for Learning and Development


• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts


• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time


• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer