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About this role
Hours:
Shift Start Time:
Variable
Shift End Time:
Variable
AWS Hours Requirement:
12/36 - 12 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
1 weekend shift per 4-week schedule
Weekend
Requirements
- As Needed
- On-Call Required:
- Yes
- Hourly Pay Range (Minimum
- Midpoint
- Maximum):
- $37.170 - $46.450 - $52.010
This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.
This position was originally posted to ratified SEIU members from 09/01/26 to 09/09/26. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.
What You Will Do
- Provides specific patient care duties and performs unit support activities in the operating room suite.
Required Qualifications
- Experience as an operating room or surgical technician in a hospital or ambulatory setting within the last 12 months; or graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program (such as CAAHEP, ABHES, etc.) within the last 12 months.
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare)
- American Heart Association -REQUIRED
Preferred Qualifications
- H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
- Certified Surgical Technologists (CST)
- National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) -PREFERRED
- Essential Functions
- Communication
- Updates surgeon preference card per entity specific processes.
- Complies with all count policies and procedures.
- Appropriate report is given to relieving scrub personnel.
- Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
- Accountable that instrument trays match the instrument list provided in tray. Need to escalate when incomplete.
- Provides appropriate care and handling of surgical instruments and equipment, including loss prevention.
- Assists in room preparation, obtains necessary supplies, and sets up cases per the preference card.
- Picks cases following physician preference card.
- Quality Care
Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals, including, but not limited to surgical time-out, medication/fluid labeling on the sterile field, hand hygiene, and use of personal protective equipment.
- Demonstrates knowledge of procedures by anticipating needs prior and during each case.
- Identifies problems and takes appropriate action, without prompting, to accomplish department objectives and improved quality of care.
- Participates in teaching and mentoring new employees.
- Role models the Sharp Experience.
- Finance
- Assist in achieving department expense per unit of service through judicious use of supplies.
- Identifies opportunities for cost containment or improvement of patient care.
- General Support
- Works additional or different shifts as requested and where appropriate.
- Responsible for department tasks beyond routine responsibilities.
- Assists with new employee orientation and training of students.
- Consistently fulfills commitments for additional responsibilities.
- Does not require direction to use utilize down time effectively including, but not limited to assisting other staff, restocking of rooms, and instrument processing.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Solid understanding of anatomy, aseptic technique, surgical procedures, instruments, sterilization, and OR safety.
- Must have skills in setting up sterile fields, passing instruments, maintaining counts, and anticipating surgeon needs.
- Must be able to communicate clearly with the surgical team, respond quickly to changes, maintain strict attention to detail, and uphold infection prevention standards.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class