Surgical Technologist 1 (Surg Tech)

Inova Health System • Falls Church, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fairfax Hospital Operating Room is looking for a dedicated Surgical Technologist 1 to join the team! This role will be Full-time Shifts will vary, including Night and Weekend rotations, on-call requirement for nights, weekends, and holidays. We offer great pay based on experience, sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, if eligible! Plus, don’t forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!
Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Inova Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more.
Surgical Technologist 1 Job Responsibilities:
The Surgical Technologist 1 demonstrates knowledge and practice of basic patient care concepts.
Anticipates the needs of the surgeon, which includes passing instruments, sutures, and other items appropriate to the procedure.
Demonstrates the ability to perform the role of the first scrub on all basic surgical cases.
Selects proper sterilization method of instruments/equipment; sterilizes before procedures, as necessary, and verifies instruments as sterile.
Demonstrates the application of the principles of aseptic technique.
Prepares the operating room by opening sterile supplies, instruments, and sutures based on the scheduled procedure and surgeon preference card.
May perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association required upon start
• Registered Surgical Technologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Surgical Technologist required upon start

Nice To Haves

• Recent Hospital experience

Responsibilities

• demonstrates knowledge and practice of basic patient care concepts
• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon, which includes passing instruments, sutures, and other items appropriate to the procedure
• Demonstrates the ability to perform the role of the first scrub on all basic surgical cases
• Selects proper sterilization method of instruments/equipment; sterilizes before procedures, as necessary, and verifies instruments as sterile
• Demonstrates the application of the principles of aseptic technique
• Prepares the operating room by opening sterile supplies, instruments, and sutures based on the scheduled procedure and surgeon preference card
• May perform additional duties as assigned

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans
• offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost
• paid time off, paid parental leave, and more
• great pay based on experience, sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, if eligible!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees