Surgical Technologist

Northside Hospital; Woodstock (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital is a premier healthcare provider in Atlanta and the surrounding communities, offering state-of-the-art surgical services. The Surgical Technologist aligns instruments, supplies, and equipment for procedures and supports the team to ensure patient safety and high-quality care across multiple service lines and diverse patient populations.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED, BLS certification, and formal surgical technology training, with OR experience either 1

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or post-secondary education.
• American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Visual color acuity screening as required by unit.
• Graduate of accredited surgical technology program with 1 year of OR experience or 3 years in OR within last 7 years.

Responsibilities

• Handle instruments, supplies and equipment during surgical procedures.
• Help ensure patient safety and quality of care by providing technical assistance.
• Support medical/surgical staff during turnover of surgical procedures.
• Work with multiple surgical service lines and with patients of varying ages (neonates to geriatric).

Skills

Visual color acuity

Education

High school diploma or GED

Graduate of accredited surgical technology program

Job description

2026-114964

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

The surgical technologist handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure. Helps to ensure patient safety and quality of care by performing various tasks and duties that provide technical assistance and support to medical/surgical staff and personnel during and in the turnover of surgical procedures. Specializes in multiple surgical services lines and potentially works with neonates, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

Required

• High school diploma, equivalent education (GED) or post-secondary education
• Must hold American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
• Visual color acuity screening depending on the role in specific units.
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program and working as a Surgical Technologist with one (1) year of experience.

OR

Three (3) years of full-time employment within the last seven (7) years in an Operating Room setting working as a Surgical Technologist.

Preferred

• Certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or Technologist in Surgery- Certified (TS-C) through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)