Prestigious outpatient plastic surgery center in Palo Alto seeks full time Surgical Technician. Prefer two years of surgical tech experience but may train the right fit!
Excellent opportunity to join a very busy and reputable cosmetic outpatient surgical center.
We are looking for a flexible, dependable, responsible, and personable individual who will join our team and will represent our surgery center in a professional manner.
The ideal candidate is an experienced tech with excellent communication skills who has a positive attitude. Candidate must have an excellent working knowledge of surgical asepsis, able to recognize and verbalize breaks in techniques, anticipate the surgeon's needs and react accordingly by passing the appropriate instrumentation, sutures and supplies.
Primary responsibilities:
- Organizes the supplies and equipment in the operating room Inventory and ordering supplies and inventory
- Knowledge of every instrument needed for each procedure
- Actively reviews surgery schedule and orders supplies needed for surgery procedure scheduled
- Assists in inventory management for the surgery center
- Sets up the operating surgeon's sterile table trying to anticipate what might be needed during the procedure
- Helps the surgeon and any assistants don their surgical gowns and gloves
- Counts surgical instruments before and after the surgery
- Hands the desired instruments to the surgeon during the operation
- Prepares the sterile dressings
- Cleans the surgical instruments after the operation
- Assists with cleaning the operating room after an operation
- May assist RN with the transfer of the patient to the recovery room
REQUIRED:
- Certified Surgical Technologist license with Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) or demonstrated equivalent work experience
- Must be able to lift 25lbs.
Pay:
Competitive pay based of experience!
Pay: $46.00 - $51.50 per hour
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Experience:
- Surgery: 3 years (Preferred)
- Plastic surgery: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Certified Surgical Technologist (Preferred)
Shift availability:
Work Location: In person