About the role

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, a joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, seeks a Surgical Technician to prepare operating rooms and assist surgical teams in cardiovascular, neuroscience, oncology, and transplantation procedures. The role focuses on maintaining sterile environments and supporting patient healing through clinical excellence.

Skills

Surgical instrumentation Sterile environment maintenance Surgical equipment preparation Operating room assistance Cardiovascular care Neuroscience Oncology Transplantation Cost containment Biomedical services coordination Patient care Team collaboration Adaptability Basic Life Support CPR

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Where You’ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Surgical Tech, you will help prepare the operating room and surgical team so they can successfully perform a variety of surgical procedures for patients.Every day you will set up surgical equipment and instruments, assist the surgical team, and ensure a sterile environment. You will be expected to adapt quickly, collaborate effectively within the OR team, and contribute directly to the patient's healing process.To be successful in this role, you must possess adaptability, a strong team-player mindset, and enthusiasm for supporting complex surgical procedures.

Demonstrates superior knowledge and practice in the first scrub role
Understands supply costs and independently Works with team to assure that quality of care is maintained while cost containment is considered
Demonstrates superior knowledge of the varied surgical equipment and advanced surgical instrumentation. Assures appropriate equipment and supplies are available for each procedure
Assists in communication with Biomedical Services on the status of equipment needing repair or maintenance
Educates staff in the care of instrumentation and equipment

Job Requirements

Required

High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
Minimum 3 years
Certified Surgical Technologist, upon hire or
Technologist in Surgery-Certified, upon hire or
Certified First Assistant - Certified Surgical Technologists, upon hire or
Licensed Vocational Nurse: CA, upon hire and
Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Outpatient OR Surgical Technician III