Operating Room Surgical Technician

Join to apply for the Operating Room Surgical Technician role at Franklin County Medical Center.

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Job Type: Part-time

Job Title: Surgical Technician

Department: OR & Recovery

Reports To: Director of Surgical Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hours: 20/week (Take Call and live within 30 minutes of the Hospital)

Shift: Days, 33 hours/week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6:30am-6pm, with a rotating weekend on-call schedule

Here at Franklin County Medical Center, we have a vision: be the premier healthcare provider and facility of choice for the community. A non-profit critical access hospital, we house 20 beds in our acute care facility and 35 beds in our nursing facility. With three operating rooms, a procedure room, and advanced technology, we provide excellent care for our surgical patients.

Our recently constructed 24,000 square foot medical office provides valuable access, accommodations, and services to the community. FCMC was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals” in the nation for four consecutive years from . Always striving for improvement, our goal is to be in the top 20 critical access hospitals.

As the largest employer in Franklin County, we understand that our team members, including our CNAs, are vital to upholding our high standards. We show our appreciation through competitive wages, flexible scheduling, encouraging a healthy work/life balance, and providing opportunity for education and growth through tuition assistance and promotions.

We offer a range of amazing benefits for our full-time employees, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Illness Bank
• Paid Holidays

Part-time employees can enjoy Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Retirement Plans, and Paid Time Off.

Our Surgical Technicians help ensure the success of our surgeries by preparing for and assisting in a wide variety of surgical procedures in multiple specialties. More specifically, the Surgical Technicians’ responsibilities include:

• Preparing the surgical patient, including positioning, prepping, and draping
• Assisting with instruments, sponges, sutures, drains, and dressings
• Performing scrub duties including table set up, instrumentation, first assisting, and counting of instruments before and after operation
• Assisting the Operating Room RN in providing patient care pre‑operatively, intra‑operatively, and post‑operatively
• Preparing specimens as needed
• Observing incisions for bleeding and anticipating the need to control bleeding
• Assisting with lifting and transporting of patients

• High school diploma or GED
• Current BLS
• Excellent verbal communication skills in English
• Take Call and live within 30 minutes of the Hospital.

• Meets the requirements for certification (CST) by the Association of Surgical Technologists
• For current CNAs, LPNs, or RNs willing to complete six months of on‑the‑job training with in‑house education to gain a Surgical Technologist (ST).

Not sure if you meet the qualifications? Please don’t hesitate to reach out and share your relevant medical experience and goals; we can help answer any questions.

• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Regularly required to stand for long periods of time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or twist
• Frequently required to perform moderate to complex manipulative tasks
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision
• Frequently able to move/push/pull up to 50 pounds and lift and carry up to 35 pounds
• Must have good hearing
• Must comply with HIPAA and patient privacy
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required in accordance with facility standards

• FCMC operates 24 hours per day each day of the year: operational needs of departments may require that you be available to work all…