Surgical Technologist - Spencer Hospital

Sioux Center Health; Spencer (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Hospital is seeking a Surgical Technician to support the operating room team in Spencer, IA. You will handle instruments and equipment, maintain sterile fields, and ensure patient safety throughout procedures.

The schedule features 10-hour shifts from 6:30a to 5p, 60 or 70 hours per pay period, with on-call nights and weekend rotations. Competitive wages, insurance, and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Surgical Tech program.
• Certification preferred.
• Experience performing multiple specialties preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and be a team player.

Responsibilities

• Handle instruments, supplies, and equipment during surgical procedures.
• Maintain sterile field and ensure quality patient care during operations.
• Clean, sterilize, and assemble equipment, supplies and instruments for use in surgeries.

Job description

Location: Spencer, IA

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)

Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.

Position Highlights

Spencer Hospital is a rural hospitallocated in northwest Iowa employing over 500+ employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.

Spencer Hospital Surgery Center performs amultitude of specialties including: general, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, ENT, and endoscopy averaging 550+ surgeries per month. Surgery business hours are Mon-Fri with minimal on call weekend and holiday rotations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for handling the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure
• Maintain the necessary knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure, and to be constantly vigilant in the maintenance of the sterile field
• Responsible for procedures related to cleaning, sterilizing, and assemble of equipment, supplies and instruments for use in medical and surgical interventions

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved Surgical Tech program. Certification preferred
• Previous surgical tech experiences performing multiple different specialties preferred.
• Must have excellent communication skills, caring attitude and be a team player
• In addition, must be able to multi-task and triage items concurrently

Schedule

• 60 or 70 hours a pay period(Full-time Benefit Eligible)
• 10 hour shifts Mon-Fri from 6:30a to 5p
• On-call nights and weekends rotation
• The schedule may fluctuate based upon needs of the department

Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!

Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email [e-mail].

Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org