Surgical Technologist ; Surg Tech

Inova Fairfax Hospital Operating Room is looking for a dedicated Surgical Technologist 1 to join the team! This role will be Full-time. Shifts will vary, including Night and Weekend rotations, on-call requirement for nights, weekends, and holidays. We offer great pay based on experience, sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, if eligible! Plus, don't forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:
  Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more.

• The Surgical Technologist 1 demonstrates knowledge and practice of basic patient care concepts.
• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon, which includes passing instruments, sutures, and other items appropriate to the procedure.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform the role of the first scrub on all basic surgical cases.
• Selects proper sterilization method of instruments/equipment; sterilizes before procedures, as necessary, and verifies instruments as sterile.
• Demonstrates the application of the principles of aseptic technique.
• Prepares the operating room by opening sterile supplies, instruments, and sutures based on the scheduled procedure and surgeon preference card.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  High School diploma or equivalent
• Certification:
  Basic Life Support from American Heart Association required upon start.
• License:
  Registered Surgical Technologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Surgical Technologist required upon start

Recent Hospital experience