Surgical Technologist (Night)

10 HOSP Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 36,162 - 59,126; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

403(b) with 5% employer match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

10 HOSP Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is seeking a Night Surgical Technologist who will work 9pm to 7am, 4 shifts per week. This role involves performing technical duties in all operating room specialty areas, assisting registered nurses, and maintaining surgical instruments.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, completed a surgical technologist program, and ideally three years of experience. Benefits include medical insurance, paid time off, and a 403(b) plan with employer match.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience as an operating-room technician desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical skill duties across all operating‑room specialty service areas.
• Maintain, assemble, handle, and sterilize specialty instrumentation.
• Assist registered professional nurses with intra‑operative nursing practice.
• Act as a scrub or circulating person following departmental policies.
• Compile accurate and complete documentation of surgical cases.
• Participate in the orientation of new operating‑room personnel.
• Participate in operating‑room staff development through education.
• Participate in nursing/hospital committees as requested.

Skills

Technical skills in operating room

Ability to react quickly to emergencies

Education

High school diploma or GED

Completion of a surgical technologist program

Certification as a surgical technologist

Job description

Job Summary

Night Surgical Technologist – working 9pm to 7am, 4 shifts per week (10hr). Performs technical duties in all operating room specialty service areas, ensuring proper technical practices, maintaining instrumentation, providing assistance to Registered Professional Nurses during intra‑operative phases, and acting as a scrub or circulating person per department policies.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical skill duties across all operating‑room specialty service areas.


• Maintain, assemble, handle, and sterilize specialty instrumentation.


• Assist registered professional nurses with intra‑operative nursing practice.


• Act as a scrub or circulating person following departmental policies and procedures.


• Compile accurate and complete documentation of surgical cases on operating‑room record when acting as circulating person.


• Participate in the orientation of new operating‑room personnel.


• Participate in operating‑room staff development through in‑service education, conferences, and research projects.


• Participate in nursing/hospital committees as requested.


• Accept on‑call rotation.


• Adhere to service principles with a customer‑service focus, innovation, service excellence, and teamwork.


• Apply knowledge of chemical disinfection, high‑level disinfection, and sterilization protocols.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED (required).


• Completion of a surgical technologist program (required).


• Three years of experience as an operating‑room technician desirable.


• Certification as a surgical technologist (preferred).


• Ability to react quickly to emergency situations.

Shift and Compensation

Shift: 9pm to 7am (10hr) – 4 shifts per week. Pay range: $26.25–$42.92 per hour.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; group term life and disability; Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account contributions; paid time off, paid holidays, and paid parental leave; 403(b) with 5% employer match; supplemental life, AD&D, disability, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity coverage; tuition assistance; student loan servicing; adoption benefits; backup childcare and eldercare; employee assistance program; and discounts on services and purchases at Lurie Children’s facilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.