Surgical Tech

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • New York, NY

10d • $21 - $36 • Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Technician supports the surgical team in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate patient care and helps ensure the operating room runs smoothly. At Presbyterian Hospital, surgical technicians assist with pediatric, ENT, general, neuro, orthopedic, and vascular surgeries. The department has 16 operating rooms and averages approximately 40–65 cases per day.

The role includes preparing and handling instruments and equipment, maintaining the sterile field, anticipating the needs of the surgical team, and helping keep the operating room safe, organized, and equipped. Surgical technicians provide support during preoperative care and surgery, prepare patient skin, position and reposition patients, perform scrub functions, assist with patient monitoring, and ensure specimens are handled and routed appropriately. They maintain accurate counts of instruments, sponges, and needles and follow applicable safety and infection-control procedures.

The position also calls for advanced knowledge of surgical equipment and instrumentation, leadership and coordination skills, emergency-response knowledge, and critical thinking. Specialty procedures may include neurosurgery, high-risk pediatric ENT, transplants, robotics, bariatrics, joint replacement, and vascular surgery, with expanded knowledge of instrumentation, microscopes, navigation systems, and neuromonitoring awareness.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED plus short-term training in an operating room setting, or graduation from an accredited surgical technician certification school or training program.
• Current BLS certification.
• Familiarity with surgical instruments and equipment and a working knowledge of sterile and aseptic technique.
• At least 2 years of experience in a hospital or outpatient operating room if not graduating from an accredited training program.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or advanced practice in neurosurgery, high-risk pediatric ENT, transplants, robotics, bariatrics, joint replacement, or vascular surgery.
• Expanded knowledge of specialty instrumentation, microscopes, navigation systems, and neuromonitoring awareness.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgeons during procedures by preparing and handling instruments and equipment.
• Maintain a sterile field and uphold infection-control standards.
• Anticipate the needs of the surgical team to support efficient procedures.
• Ensure the operating room is safe, organized, and equipped for each procedure.
• Collaborate with nurses, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to support patient safety and efficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge of advanced surgical equipment and instrumentation.
• Organize and coordinate the effective use of personnel and materials.
• Develop, organize, and deliver continuing education topics.
• Apply knowledge in emergency situations and use critical thinking to anticipate patient and surgeon needs.
• Perform instrument counts before each procedure and maintain accurate counts of sponges, needles, and instruments during procedures.
• Secure and prepare supplies and instruments required for surgical procedures.
• Prepare patients’ skin for surgical treatment and position or reposition patients during surgery.
• Help monitor patients during surgery and provide supportive preoperative care.
• Perform scrub functions.
• Ensure specimens are correctly handled and routed to the proper source.
• Maintain current knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medications used intraoperatively.
• Keep current with developments in the field through seminars, workshops, and publications.
• Follow federal, state, and departmental safety procedures.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety wearable badge for discreetly calling for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and certain lead roles, for eligible positions.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• Wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.
• Enhanced sign-on bonuses and relocation benefits for eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

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