Operating Room Technician

Schuylkill • Hazleton, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room Technician participates as a member of the surgical team by scrubbing for operative procedures and maintaining vigilance over the sterile field. The technician anticipates the surgeon’s needs and handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment required during procedures. The role helps ensure quality patient care and a safe, effective operating-room environment.

Working onsite at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton in Labor & Delivery, the technician collaborates with the operating room circulator to prepare rooms and sterile supplies, instruments, and equipment. The position also involves maintaining the sterile field, verifying equipment function and safety, performing surgical counts, organizing case carts, and cleaning and turning over the operating room between cases. The schedule is 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday through Saturday, with weekend and holiday rotation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Technical school diploma in surgical technology.
• Less than one year of experience is listed.
• Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to constant change in a healthcare setting.
• Effective communication and customer service skills.
• Knowledge of medical and surgical supplies and sterile techniques.
• Time-management and organizational skills.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) from the American Heart Association.
• CST (Certified Surgical Technologist) certification from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, upon hire.
• Meet an applicable surgical technologist qualification: completion of a surgical technologist program sponsored by a nationally accredited entity and maintenance of certification from an accredited program; completion of an appropriate U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force surgical technology training program; or the specified qualifying certification or prior employment experience described in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures and help ensure the operating room is a safe environment.
• Perform surgical counts according to facility policy and organize case carts for upcoming procedures.
• Collaborate with the operating room circulator before procedures to prepare the operating room and gather and prepare sterile supplies, instruments, and equipment.
• Prepare and maintain the sterile field using sterile and aseptic techniques.
• Ensure surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely.
• Perform between-case cleaning and turnover in the operating room suite.
• Scrub for operative procedures, maintain the sterile field, anticipate the surgeon’s needs, and handle required instruments, supplies, and equipment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED