Certified Surgical Tech

Dallas Medical Center • Farmers Branch, TX

20d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Surgical Technologist III serves as an advanced member of the surgical team, supporting highly complex procedures, operating-room efficiency, and surgical staff as a clinical resource. The role leads case preparation, assists surgeons while maintaining a sterile field and anticipating procedural needs, mentors surgical technologists, and promotes patient safety, infection control, and regulatory compliance.

The position is per diem, with variable hours and day shifts, at Dallas Medical Center in Farmers Branch, Texas. The Certified Scrub Tech III leads sterile preparation and serves as the primary scrub for complex surgical cases, applying advanced skills to support surgeons and safe, efficient operating-room performance.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Certified Surgical Tech (CST) training program.
• Certified Surgical Tech (CST) certification required upon hire and maintained throughout employment.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association required upon hire and maintained.
• Experience and mastery scrubbing minor and major procedures in general, urology, cataract/eye, gynecology, and hand specialties.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic spine procedures such as laminectomies, sports medicine, orthopedic total-joint procedures, complicated spinal fusion surgery including 360-degree fusions, and complicated orthopedic procedures including sports medicine, total joints, and joint revisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex and specialty surgical cases, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to surgical staff while modeling sterile technique and patient-safety practices.
• Coordinate and prepare operating rooms for specialized procedures, ensuring advanced instruments, implants, and equipment are available and anticipating surgeon preferences and procedural needs.
• Provide advanced intraoperative support by passing instruments, maintaining the sterile field, anticipating procedural steps, and troubleshooting equipment or supply issues.
• Ensure accurate counts of sponges, needles, instruments, and implants; support implant documentation, specimen handling, and case tracking in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Support onboarding and training of new surgical technologists, assist with competency development, and serve as a resource for clinical questions, specialty techniques, and equipment use.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed