Surgical Technician

Adventist Health Castle is the only organization in Hawaii to have received the Baldrige National Quality Award. This award is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.

Located in Kailua, Adventist Health Castle is a 160-bed hospital and network of eleven community care clinics comprising of dental, primary and specialty care in Kailua, Kaneohe, Kapolei and Laie. Adventist Health Castle focuses on providing patient-centered healthcare in a caring environment, close to home, that extends beyond medical center and medical office walls.
Job Summary:
Assists the surgical team in the preparation of surgical procedures in the operating room. Prepares surgical cases by creating and maintaining a sterile field, retracting and passing instruments, supplies and medications to surgeons during cases. Performs a variety of technical skills, including the maintenance of supplies.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
Associate's/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
Scrub technician experience: Preferred
Operating room experience and/or training course: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:
Surgery Technician certification: Preferred
Basic Life Support (BLS- American Heart Association) certification: Required
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification: Preferred
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential: Required in HI within one year of hire

Essential Functions:
Prepares for each surgical case by accurately checking required supplies and equipment prior to case. Assembles appropriate supplies/equipment prior to operative procedures. Reviews equipment inventory for specialty as assigned. Sets up operative instrumentation/sterile field for expedient retrieval/utilization.
Collects data on assigned surgical cases by the unit based Performance Standards of Care. Cleans equipment and facilities as necessary. Performs housekeeping duties as requested.
Transports patients according to unit schedules and priorities. Provides clerical duties.
Completes instrument, sponge, needle and blade counts with the Registered Nurse (RN) according to established standards.
Sets up/maintains neat and orderly sterile field demonstrating careful attention to aseptic technique. Labels solutions according to established standards.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35.35 - $47.07 per hour

Medical specialties:
Surgery
Schedule:
8 hour shift

Work Location: In person