Surgical Technologist II - Wilmington Campus

ChristianaCare; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 37,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

ChristianaCare is seeking a Surgical Technologist to assist the surgical team under the supervision of a professional nurse. You will scrub across a wide range of procedures, handling instruments with aseptic technique and supporting patient safety.

The role requires education in surgical technology and at least one year of experience; Certification in CST/TS-C is preferred. The position offers a $10,000 sign-on bonus and daytime hours with occasional on-call.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program for any employee hired after 2009.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Surgical Technologist.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates proficient clinical skills in the scrub role.
• Scrubs on a wide range of procedures.
• Handles instruments/equipment in OR with aseptic technique.
• Opens to learning scrub techniques for new procedures and instrumentation."
• Identifies learning needs with leadership and pursues opportunities.
• Provides feedback about preference cards and tray contents to the Assistant Nurse Manager.
• Maintains safety by following established rules and practices.
• Responds to crises within unit standards and notifies RN.
• Plans care for diverse patient ages from neonatal to geriatric.
• Functions as a team member and participates in unit activities.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, staff, and physicians.
• Acts as a preceptor for new employees in areas of expertise.

Skills

Scrub proficiency

Procedural versatility

Aseptic technique

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Graduate of accredited surgical technologist program

CST certification (NBSTSA)

TS-C certification (NCCT)

Tools

NBSTSA-CST/NCCT-TS-C

Job description

PRIMARY FUNCTION

To assist the surgical team, under the direction of a professional nurse, in providing skilled care for any patient undergoing surgical procedures.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates proficient clinical skills in the scrub role.
• Demonstrates ability to scrub on a wide range of procedures.
• Demonstrates solid knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the handling of instruments/equipment in the OR and aseptic technique.
• Demonstrates openness to learning scrub techniques for new procedures and new instrumentation/equipment and receiving feedback concerning clinical skills.
• Actively works with leadership to identify own learning needs and seeks opportunities to meet these learning needs.
• Provides ongoing feedback to Assistant Nurse Manager concerning preference cards and tray contents.
• Demonstrates an ongoing concern for safety by adhering to established safety rules and practices.
• Responds appropriately to crisis situations as outlined in unit specific standards, initiates interventions within scope of responsibility and notifies circulating RN of all issues.
• Participates in the planning of care appropriate to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, including knowledge of growth and development.
• Functions as an effective team member, supporting the concept of team training.
• Actively participates in unit activities.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, employees, and physicians, both verbally and in writing.
• Acts as a preceptor for new employees in specific areas of expertise to improve clinical practice.
• Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
• Performs other related duties as required.

SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS

Daily contact with patients, employees, physicians, and students. Contact at various time intervals with families, visitors, community agencies, companies as well as general public.

DIRECTION/SUPERVISION OF OTHERS

Gives direction to PAT’s, support service personnel.

DIRECTION/SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Directly reports to Nurse Manager, ANM; receives supervision from ANM’s.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

High school diploma or equivalent.

Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program for any employee hired after 2009.

A minimum of 1 year of experience as a Surgical Technologist.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, skills, and abilities related to scrub responsibilities for the care of the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient in the OR.

Ability to act independently within established procedures and protocols.

Ability to perform specific unit tasks as assigned by the RN.

Ability to exercise judgement, tact and diplomacy.

Ability to make decisions utilizing sound judgement.

Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.

Ability to utilize computer and keyboard.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

BCLS certification.

Certification by an approved certification body i.e. the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) (CST), and National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) (TS-C).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, lift, push, pull, carry, reach, twist, handle, stoop, climb as per unit based Physical Demands Checklist.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Frequent exposure to biological, chemical and environmental elements, as per unit based Physical Demands Checklist.

Job Details

$10,000.00 SIGN ON BONUS

SHIFT

• Primarily 7:30am-4pm
• M-F
• Ocassional Weekend Commitment
• Occasional 2:30p-11p
• Some on Call

Hourly Pay Range: $27.31 - $40.96

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date

Sep 30, 2026

EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/