Surgical Technologist, Main OR, PRN, Baptist Downtown

Baptist Health System, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Downtown Campus is seeking a Surgical Technologist for the Main Operating Room. This PRN, days position supports the surgical team, maintains a sterile environment, hands instruments to surgeons, and assists with patient safety.

Located in Jacksonville, FL, the role emphasizes precision, teamwork, and cleanliness between cases. Responsibilities include coordinating care, teaching patients and families, and preparing rooms for procedures.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree required or equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through NBSTSA or NCCT preferred, but not required
• Less than 1 year Surgical Technologist Experience

Responsibilities

• Provide for patient needs as recognized through the nursing process and mission statement of the organization.
• Supervise care provided by supportive personnel and coordinate care by ancillary services.
• Involve patients and families in developing an individualized plan of care.
• Educate patients and families about their disease process and plan of care.
• Coordinate and prepare assigned room/case and anticipate patient care needs.
• This position does not require call, nights, or weekends

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Patient safety

Education

Associate’s degree

Job description

About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville’s only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

Baptist Health is looking for a Surgical Technologist to join our Main Operating Room Team at our Baptist Downtown Campus. This is a PRN, days position.

A surgical technologist in this role will work as part of the surgical services and operating room teams in the Main OR. The individual will assist the surgical team during surgeries, ensure a sterile environment, hand instruments to surgeons during procedures, and maintain patient safety. Between surgeries, the individual will clean and restock the operating room. Throughout the day, precision, attention to detail, and teamwork are paramount in providing quality patient care.

As a Surgical Technologist in the Main OR your responsibilities will include:

• Providing for patient needs as recognized through use of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) and the mission statement organization.
• Supervision of care provided by supportive personnel and coordination of care provided by ancillary services
• Including patients and significant other (SO)/families in developing an individualized plan of care
• Education of patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care
• Coordination and preparation of assigned room/case, assessment of patient care needs and the anticipation of needs of the case.
• This position does not require call, nights, or weekends

Experience Requirements:

• Less than 1 year Surgical Technologist Experience

Education & Credential Requirements:

• Associate’s degree required or equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) through NBSTSA or NCCT preferred, but not required

This Surgical Technologist, Main Operating Room position will be located at Baptist Downtown.

Primary Location:

Downtown - Main Building800 Prudential DrJacksonville, FL 32207United States of America