Operating Room Technician Dillon, Colorado

About Vail Health and Vail Valley Surgery Center

Vail Health is an advanced mountain healthcare system with a 520,000‑sq‑ft, 56‑bed hospital, and Vail Valley Surgery Center (VVSC) is a multi‑specialty ambulatory center in the Eagle River Valley. VVSC offers surgical care in orthopedics, gastroenterology, pain management, ophthalmology, ENT, plastic surgery, podiatry, and general surgery.

Operating Room (OR) Technician – assists in surgical care, prepares instruments, monitors sterile field, and anticipates surgeon needs.

• Function as scrub person with working knowledge of aseptic technique and AORN Standards.
• Check all items for proper packaging, moisture, seal, sterile indicator, and expiration dates.
• Maintain sterile integrity of all items and fluids introduced onto the field.
• Monitor sterile field and correct contamination events.
• Move around the sterile field in a manner that preserves field integrity.
• Visually check equipment for fraying of cords, plugs, or other damage before use.
• Confirm self‑test pattern when turning on machines.
• Anticipate need for equipment and supplies to eliminate delays in procedures.
• Know the order of use of material and supplies.
• Report changes in room temperature to the appropriate person.
• Remain perceptive to patient’s sensory environment.
• Monitor, evaluate, and revise preference cards.
• Contribute to individualized, ongoing delivery of care within scope of practice.
• Maintain flexibility and appropriate response to changes in priorities, plans, goals, or time frames.
• Support decisions and actions of the Manager or Charge Nurse; respect others.
• Participate in departmental QI program including confidential occurrence reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned; must be HIPAA‑compliant.

• Licensed in Colorado as a Surgical Technician.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• ASTI certification preferred.
• Preferred: one year of OR experience in a hospital setting.

• Competitive wages and family benefits:
  • Competitive wages
  • Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
  • Housing programs
  • Childcare reimbursement
• Medical
• Vision
• Educational programs:
  • Tuition assistance
  • Student loan repayment
  • Specialty certification reimbursement
  • Annual supplemental educational funds
• Paid time off:
  • Up to five weeks in first year and grows each year
• Retirement & supplemental insurance:
  • 403(b) retirement plan with immediate matching
  • Life insurance
  • Short and long‑term disability
• Recreation, wellness and more:
  • Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement
  • Recreation discounts
  • Pet insurance

Hourly Pay: $33.11 – $52.80 USD.

As set forth in Vail Health Hospital’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.