Surgical Technologist - Operating Room

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics in Salem, Oregon, is seeking a Surgical Technologist for the Operating Room. This full-time role (36 hours/week, non-exempt) supports surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, and the broader surgical team to maintain a sterile environment and deliver safe, high-quality care.

You will prepare rooms, pass instruments, monitor medications on the sterile field, handle specimens, and contribute to standard safety procedures and efficient turnover.

Qualifications

• Completion of a surgical technology program accredited by a national body approved by Oregon Health Authority.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Current surgical technologist certification (NBSTSA, NCCT, or JCAHPO).

Responsibilities

• Prepare operating rooms and establish sterile fields with instruments and supplies using aseptic technique.
• Support surgeons by passing instruments, preparing medications, and assisting with dressings on the sterile field.
• Promote patient safety through hand hygiene, verification, surgical time-outs, medication labeling, and debriefs.

Skills

Sterile technique

Teamwork

Patient safety

Education

Surgical technology program

Job description

Surgical Technologist - Operating Room - 13039

US:OR:Salem | Surgical Services | Full Time

Posted a week ago

Description

Location: Salem Hospital Main Campus,890 Oak Street. SE,Salem, Oregon 97301
Department: Operating Room
Position Type: Full Time, 36 hours/week, Non-Exempt
Schedule: 7:00 am, 9:00 am, or 11:00am start time, four 10-hour shifts or three 12-hour shifts, variable days

Your role with us

As a certified surgical technologist at Salem Health, you'll play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality surgical care. Working alongside surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, and other surgical team members, you'll prepare the operating room, maintain a sterile environment, anticipate the needs of the surgical team, and support patients throughout their surgical experience. Your expertise in sterile technique, teamwork, and patient safety helps ensure every procedure is performed efficiently and with the highest standard of care. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy collaborating with others, and are passionate about making a difference in patient outcomes, this is the role for you.

What you'll do

• Prepare operating rooms and establish sterile fields by organizing instruments, equipment, and supplies while maintaining strict aseptic and sterile technique for a variety of surgical procedures.
• Support surgeons and the surgical team during procedures by anticipating needs, passing instruments and supplies, preparing and monitoring medications on the sterile field, managing specimens, and assisting with dressings to promote safe, efficient patient care.
• Promote patient safety by participating in hand hygiene, patient verification, surgical time-outs, medication labeling, and post-procedure debriefs while ensuring surgical equipment is functioning properly.
• Prepare instruments for transport to Sterile Processing by removing gross contamination and applying appropriate wetting techniques to support instrument reprocessing.
• Maintain an efficient surgical environment by restocking supplies, assisting with room turnover, updating surgeon preference cards, ordering approved floor stock medications, and utilizing downtime to support unit operations.

Required qualifications

• Vocational/Technical - Completion of a surgical technology educational program accredited by a national accreditation organization that is approved by the Oregon Health Authority.
• Basic Life Support.
• Cert Surgical Technologist - Cert Surgical Technologist - Holds a current surgical technologist certification issued through one of the following organizations: National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), or Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).

Salem Health's comprehensive benefits package prioritizes your mental and physical health, financial stability, family obligations, and professional growth.

Why Salem Health?

Salem Health is a Top Workplace in Oregon, known for fostering a supportive culture where your contributions truly matter. As an award-winning, independent health care system, we serve our region through Salem Hospital, multiple community clinics and West Valley Hospital, ensuring broad access to high-quality care.

We believe in empowering our teams. Through Lean principles, staff help drive innovation and solve real problems. We also invest in your growth with professional development, tuition assistance, and clear career pathways. At Salem Health, you’ll find more than a job, you’ll find purpose, connection, and room to thrive.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by law.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].