Surgical Technologist Extern

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) Plan with company match

Education support

Fertility and family building support

Job summary

Medical City Arlington, part of HCA Healthcare, is offering a Surgical Technologist Extern externship on a part-time, day-shift schedule in Arlington, TX. You will gain hands-on surgical experience under experienced staff and support the operating room team with patient safety central to daily practice.

Qualifications include BCLS within 30 days and a vocational school graduate background; no travel or prior experience required. Join a leading healthcare network focused on compassionate care.

Qualifications

• BCLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Vocational School Graduate.

Responsibilities

• Organizing and stocking the operating room with instruments, supplies, and equipment to ensure each procedure is fully prepared and supported
• Assisting with patient care before, during, and after surgery, including transport, positioning, and comfort
• Supporting the surgical team during procedures by managing sterile instruments, passing tools, and helping with counts and equipment during procedures
• Helping maintain a clean, safe, and sterile environment through room turnover, restocking, and infection control practices
• Communicating clearly and compassionately with patients, families, and team members while protecting patient privacy and safety

Skills

Basic Life Support

Education

Vocational School Graduate

Job description

Surgical Technologist Extern

Medical City Arlington

Shift: Part-time, Days (7-10 hr. shifts), Weekdays Only

Do you have the career opportunities as a Surgical Technologist Extern you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Arlington which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Surgical Technologist Extern, you’ll gain invaluable hands‑on surgical experience while working alongside a highly skilled team committed to caring for and improving human life – who are eager to welcome you into our mission. Under the guidance of the Circulating RN and experienced surgical staff, you’ll expand your skills by assisting throughout the surgical process and helping ensure the surgical suite remains clean, organized, and focused on patient safety.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Organizing and stocking the operating room with instruments, supplies, and equipment to ensure each procedure is fully prepared and supported


• Assisting with patient care before, during, and after surgery, including transport, positioning, and comfort


• Supporting the surgical team during procedures by managing sterile instruments, passing tools, and helping with counts and equipment during procedures


• Helping maintain a clean, safe, and sterile environment through room turnover, restocking, and infection control practices


• Communicating clearly and compassionately with patients, families, and team members while protecting patient privacy and safety

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date


• Vocational School Graduate


• No Travel Required


• No experience Required

Benefits

Medical City Arlington, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services


• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services


• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence


• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling


• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing


• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Arlington is a 435+ bed full-service hospital located in south Arlington. Our services include heart & vascular, brain & spine, emergency and trauma care. We have cancer care, orthopedics, surgical and women's services for our patients. Our women’s complex has combined clinical excellence with thoughtful amenities including luxury maternity suites and personalized delivery methods. Our culture is what sets us apart. We have formed a team that works together with purpose. We focus on delivering high-quality care in an environment filled with safety and compassion. Our team consists of over 1,400 full-time and part‑time nurses, therapists, technicians and other healthcare colleagues. Medical City Arlington is proud to be a leader in Dallas/Fort Worth healthcare. We have nearly 700 skilled physicians that represent a wide variety of medical specialties. We are the official hospital of the Texas Rangers. We form a team that focuses on high-quality care in an environment filled with compassion and service. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.