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Surgical Tech full time

Job ID 72035-147 Date posted 04/30/2025 Location St. Petersburg, Florida Facility Skyway Surgery Center, LLC (10643)
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Overview

Surgical Technologists play a crucial role in supporting surgeons and ensuring exceptional patient care and comfort. This fast-paced role demands accuracy, attention to detail, and professionalism. You'll help maintain a sterile environment and assist in procedures to ensure patient safety. If you seek a rewarding career with great work-life balance, consider joining USPI.

  • Job Type: Full Time, Part-Time, and PRN
  • Travel: No Travel
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Benefits

Providing a comprehensive benefits package is paramount as we not only take care of our communities but also foster an environment of support for one another.

  • Work/Life Balance

    Most of our ASC's offer daytime schedules, with no weekends and nights, and no call. (Schedules vary at our surgical centers.)

  • Learning and Education

    Employees have access to thousands of free online courses to further their education at their own schedule.

  • Leadership and Executive Development

    Whether a clinician is interested in advancing to a leadership position or a business office staff member aspires to be a hospital CFO, various programs are available.

  • Coaching and Mentorship

    We are committed to devoting energy and attention to grow our team members and create a lasting impact on our care. By coaching, challenging and further developing our best and brightest team members, we foster an environment to build long-term sustainable growth for our organization.

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Culture

Our mission is to treat each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member. Each patient, each family, each and every time.


Success Profile

What makes a successful Surgical Tech full time at our location? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

  • Adaptable
  • Analytical
  • Confident
  • Flexible
  • Independent
  • Quick Thinking

Responsibilities

Job ID 72035-147 Date posted 04/30/2025

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are health care facilities that offer patients the convenience of having surgeries performed safely outside of a hospital setting. Skyway Surgery Center was formed by a group of local surgeons to offer easily accessible outpatient care to St. Petersburg and the surrounding communities.

The goal of any outpatient surgical visit is to provide the patient with a comfortable environment that focuses on their safety, supports the surgeon with the newest equipment and experienced staff and results in a successful surgical outcome. Patients appreciate being able to recover in the comfort of their own home surrounded by family and friends. Our specialties include: Spine, Orthopedics, Pain Management


Job Summary

Anticipates the needs of the surgical team. Establishes and maintains sterile field during surgical procedures in the operating room. Reporting Relationship: Reports to Clinical Director/Administrator

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ensures sterility of all supplies and instruments during set up of surgical procedures.
  • Assists circulating nurse and surgical team in maintaining sterile environment.
  • Assists circulating nurse in gathering necessary surgical supplies and equipment.
  • Is responsible for doing sponge, needle, and instrument count pre-operatively and intra-operative with the circulating nurse. 
  • Gowns and gloves surgeons and assistants.
  • Assists in keeping physician preference cards accurate/updated. 
  • Retains all specimens to be sent to pathology, confirming source/name of specimen with surgeon.
  • Transports all surgical equipment to appropriate cleaning areas. Assists in sterile supply with cleaning and reprocessing of instrument sets.
  • Interacts appropriately and effectively with all patients/others regardless of age or ethnic background.
  • Uses Standard Universal Precautions, appropriate hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safe practices to ensure personal safety and a safe environment.
  • Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance and participates in emergency preparedness drills.
  • Follows all equipment and safety guidelines and is responsible for knowledgeable use and care of equipment.
  • Serves as a resource to other members of the health care team.
  • Attends inservices, conferences, and meetings as required.
  • Communicates effectively and courteously with visitors, physicians, and their office staffs, patients, and employees. Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy. 
  • Maintains designated certifications such as CPR, as offered by the center. 
  • Acts in accordance with the vision, mission, and business philosophy of the Center. 
  • Complies with Policies and Procedures, and adheres to safety guidelines to ensure a safe work and patient care environment.

Required Skills:

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual shall be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

  • High School Diploma/GED; completion of a Scrub Technician Program. Certification preferable.
  • Two years experience as a Scrub Tech in multiple specialties or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Other skills and abilities: General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for an operating room.

USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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