Surgical Technologist - UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center

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- ** Job Description****$10,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible new part-time and full-time employees joining UW Medicine
**** Harborview Medical Center
** has an outstanding opportunity for a
** Surgical Technologist
** to join us in our new
** UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center.
**** WORK SCHEDULE*
* • Full-Time / 40 Hours per week     
• Mondays – Fridays, 8:00 - 5:00 PM     
• Day shift     
• No holidays, weekends, or night hours
** POSITION HIGHLIGHTS*
* • Work in a technological, fast-paced, and exciting department     
• Utilize knowledge of operations of individual pieces of equipment and skillfully maintain instruments and supplies to meet the demands of the department     
• The Surgeons at Harborview are world-renowned, with clients from all over the country     
• Work with many tools that are technologically advanced and are on the cutting edge for many types of procedures     
• The teamwork among our employees makes the department an enjoyable and exciting place to work. Inherent to success in this position is organization, desire to work in a team-oriented academic medical setting, capability to stay abreast of current developments relevant to the position, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and knowledge of the duties of a Surgical Technologist
** DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
** The UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center at Harborview is a five operating room surgical unit with supporting pre-operative, post-operative, and sterile processing departments. The UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center will provide daytime surgical procedures to the community of patients that meet developed criteria.
** ABOUT THE OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER
** The new Outpatient Surgery Center opening on the Harborview Campus is located on the 4th floor of Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB) and will open January 2026 to patients.  The Surgery Center will feature 5 operating rooms, 12 pre/post bays, and sterile processing.
Hours of operation will be Monday through Friday with no holidays, weekends, or night hours.  The Center will offer same-day surgery procedures utilizing state-of–the-art equipment to our community of patients that meet the necessary criteria. This reflects the Center’s innovative, patient-centered culture, supporting ongoing operational efficiencies and quality improvements.  The goal is to provide a seamless, low-stress surgical experience for each patient, surgeon, and staff member.  

The unit will provide a soothing environment with natural lighting and patient privacy.
** PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES*
* • Take the lead in the patient care experience by prepping and maintaining our Operating Rooms for surgical procedures
• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders and partners, from our scheduling team to surgeons
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced, problem-solving environment while maintaining vigilance of instruments and supplies used during surgical procedures
• Perform scrub role while supporting patient safety a sterile environment
• Support of post-operative tasks, including removal of contaminated instruments, decontamination, sterilization and turnover of the Operating Room
** REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
** Completion of a Surgical Technologist program AND one year of experience assisting clinical staff in a variety of operative procedures in an operating room environment OR equivalent education/experience.
** LEGAL REQUIREMENT
** Registered by the State of Washington as a Surgical Technologist, or licensed in the State of Washington as a Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse or Physician.
** ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
** As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine.  It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable…