Surgical Technologist - Ambulatory Surgical Center, full-time

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Full-time day shift

NEBH’s Licensed Ambulatory Surgery Center at 1 Brookline Place is a high-performing outpatient facility specializing in same-day surgical care. The ASC features four fully equipped operating rooms and is designed to support high-volume procedures with an emphasis on safety, efficiency, and exceptional patient experience.

This state-of-the-art center offers a dynamic and collaborative environment for clinicians committed to excellence in perioperative care, patient safety, and continuous improvement. Team members have the opportunity to practice at the forefront of ambulatory surgical innovation while contributing to NEBH’s mission of delivering outstanding musculoskeletal care.

• Consistent Monday–Friday schedule with daytime hours
• No nights, weekends, or on-call requirements, supporting strong work-life balance
• Predictable case schedules in a streamlined, high-efficiency environment

Join New England Baptist Hospital’s state-of-the-art outpatient surgical center dedicated to delivering legendary patient care!

Beth Israel Lahey Health and New England Baptist Hospital are devoted to consistently promoting a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in our organization's WE CARE values which can be reviewed here Our Values.

Surgical technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of an RN or surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety.

Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

• Preoperative case management includes duties such as preparing the OR, gathering the necessary tools and supplies, counting out the necessary items, and assisting the surgical team as they enter into the sterile field
• During the intraoperative phase, the surgical tech passes instruments and equipment to the surgeon as needed, takes care of specimens, prepares medication and assists with dressings
• Postoperative management involves maintaining the sterile field until the patient is transported, removing used instruments, caring for and maintaining the equipment, and preparing the OR for the next patient
• In the ASC the surgical technologist may also assist the Materials Manager in the maintenance of the supply inventory
• Able to assist RN as directed with Physician orders according to patient needs
• Demonstrates solid communication skills
• Gathers needs procedure appropriate supplies for each surgery
• Updates surgeon preference cards as needed
• Reports missing or malfunction equipment to the RN in a timely manner
• Competent in the sue of equipment required to perform job in a safe, efficient manner
• Assists RN in facilitating speed and efficiency with room set up and turnover time.
  
  Responsibilities include:

Performs sharp, instrument and sponge count with the RN according to policy

Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials according to policy. Utilizes PPE.

Cleans OR with appropriate disinfecting agents

Washes and reprocesses instrumentation according to establishes standards and ASC policy

• Demonstrates competency to practice independently in the scrub role in a variety of surgical specialties.
  
  Responsibilities include:

Opens surgical supplies, sets up sterile fields, maintains sterile field using aseptic technique. Identifies any break in sterile technique

Accurately labels on medication in the sterile field. Accounts for and verifies amounts, reporting…