Surgical Technologist - Full Time 1.0

Shriners Children's•Honolulu, HI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. Shriners Children's, is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a Certified Surgical Technolgist to join our team. This is a PRN position, non-exempt and benefits eligible. Join our Shriners Children's Hawaii 'Ohana! We are proud of providing the highest quality care to Hawaii's Keiki for almost 100 years. Shriners Children's Hawaii treats children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions throughout the Pacific Basin regardless of the family's ability to pay. Become a part of our specialized care staff and help us transform lives together.

Requirements

Competency to create and maintain a sterile field, providing equipment and supplies, performing sponge, sharps and instruments counts.
Providing visualization of operative site.
Independently pulls cases utilizing preference sheets and OR special equipment lists.
Updates, reviews lists making changes as necessary.
Reviews cases, and equipment prior to start of case.
Is scrubbed in and has equipment prior to patient arriving into the OR suite.
Verifying efficacy of equipment, operating, maintaining and verifying and recording efficacy of equipment.
Determines and documents efficacy of equipment.
Records reflect accurate description of operations, sterilization, and use of equipment.
Familiar with proper assembly, operation, and disassembly of all OR equipment and attends in-service on new equipment.
Attends in-service on new equipment, completes competency evaluation successful in operation and maintaining equipment used within the department.
In-depth knowledge of principles of sterile technique.
General knowledge of anatomy, surgical procedures with emphasis on our specific procedures.
Knowledge of hospital policies and procedures with emphasis on operating room policies and procedures.
Knowledge of surgical principals of decontamination, sterilization process and operation of flash and steam autoclaves and washer decontamination.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to multitask, utilization of constructive consideration when working with families, patients, coworkers, and physicians.
Encouraging and enforcing a safe environment for patients and coworkers.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Basic knowledge of Orthopedic Surgery.
Current Surgical Technologist certification required.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) recognized by American Heart Association required.

Nice To Haves

Minimum six (6) months experience in an orthopedic surgical area preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist surgeons during operative and invasive procedures.
Assist in preparation of surgical services to ensure suite setup is appropriate.
Create and maintain a sterile field, providing equipment and supplies.
Perform sponge, sharps and instruments counts.
Provide visualization of operative site.
Independently pull cases utilizing preference sheets and OR special equipment lists.
Update and review lists, making changes as necessary.
Review cases and equipment prior to start of case.
Be scrubbed in and have equipment prior to patient arriving into the OR suite.
Determine and document efficacy of equipment.
Records reflect accurate description of operations, sterilization, and use of equipment.
Familiar with proper assembly, operation, and disassembly of all OR equipment.
Attend in-service on new equipment, complete competency evaluation successful in operation and maintaining equipment used within the department.

Benefits

Medical coverage on their first day
403(b) and Roth 403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service
Paid time off
Life insurance
Short term and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected
Tuition reimbursement
Home & auto
Hospitalization
Critical illness
Pet insurance