Surgical Technologist - Day Shift: OR Support & Sterile Field

St. Peter's Health Partners; City of Troy (NY); On-site; USD 77,796,000 - 102,549,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, part of St. Peter's Health Partners, seeks a Surgical Technologist for a full-time, day-shift position. The role supports the operating room team as the first scrub, preps sterile fields, and ensures precise instrument counts.

Candidates must complete a nationally accredited program and hold a certified surgical technologist credential, with NYS LPN license or military training accepted as alternatives; 1–2 years of OR experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Completed a nationally accredited surgical technologist program.
• Maintains a certified surgical technologist credential.
• NYS LPN license or military training accepted as alternatives.

Responsibilities

• Providing assistance as first scrub at the surgical table for select procedures
• Create and maintain sterile field
• Prepare operating rooms
• Monitors breaks in technique and function, including scrub/gown technique, clean sterile field and set up sterile field
• Inspects sterile items for contamination before opening, maintains sterility while scrubbed, maintains sterility of instruments and supplies
• Performance and documentation of accurate instrument, sponge and needle counts, following established policies and procedures
• Positioning and transport of patients

Skills

Dexterity

Teamwork

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

Accredited surgical technologist program

Certified surgical technologist credential

NYS LPN license

US military surgical tech training

Job description

Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, part of St. Peter's Health Partners, seeks a Surgical Technologist for a full-time, day-shift position. The role supports the operating room team as the first scrub, preps sterile fields, and ensures precise instrument counts.

Candidates must complete a nationally accredited program and hold a certified surgical technologist credential, with NYS LPN license or military training accepted as alternatives; 1–2 years of OR experience preferred.