Surgical Technologist - Coordinator Preference Card

Surgical Technologist Coordinator

Shift: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4pm

Work Arrangement: On-Site Department: Surgery Administration Missouri Orthopedic Institute

Facility: Missouri Orthopedic Institute 1100 Virginia Ave, Columbia, MO

Compensation:

Base Pay Range: $28.52 - $46.52 per hour, based on experience

Special Pay: Additional $1.88 per hour until January 2, 2027

Choose Between Sign-On Bonus -OR- Retention Rewards

o Retention Rewards: Up to $15,000

Relocation Support: Additional $5,000 if moving from over 50 miles away

Retention Reward (Option 1): $2,000 per year for up to 5 years, totaling $10,000

Student Loan Repayment (Option 2): $2,000 per year toward student loans, up to 5 years, totaling $10,000

o Note: Details will be provided during the HR interview. Policy language is available upon request.

About The Job

MU Health Care is looking for a sharp, systems-minded Surgical Technologist Coordinator to elevate surgical precision and efficiency. If you're passionate about details, thrive in collaboration, and love turning clinical complexity into streamlined workflows, this is your moment. We want someone who's proactive, organized, and ready to make a real impact behind the scenes. Your expertise will help drive surgical excellence and support our mission of exceptional patient care. Join a team that values innovation, teamwork, and your unique skills. Let's shape the future of surgerytogether.

About Mu Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system the only in mid-Missouri is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Employee Benefits

Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays

Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

Detailed Job Description

Maintains and updates surgical preference cards to ensure accuracy of supplies, instruments, implants, and equipment required for procedures.

Collaborates with operating room staff, surgeons, schedulers, supply chain, and vendors to ensure correct cards are selected and updated for scheduled cases.

Creates, modifies, audits, and deletes preference cards based on procedural changes, new surgeon onboarding, and product evaluations or trials.

Reviews preference cards for completeness, removing duplications and standardizing supply usage across procedures and providers.

Coordinates supply and equipment readiness by identifying discrepancies, reviewing case histories, and validating picklists and case carts.

Ensures naming conventions for cards, instruments, and supplies follow department standards and communicates updates to stakeholders.

Supports change request processing and preference card updates through coordination with supply chain, SPD, and item master teams.

Assists in onboarding new surgeons by developing and maintaining initial preference cards and facilitating integration into service line workflows.

Serves as a subject matter expert on surgical procedures and workflows, providing training on preference card systems and related processes.

Participates in trials, product evaluations, and system upgrades related to surgical instruments and supplies.

Reviews surgical schedules and card assignments to proactively identify discrepancies and communicate adjustments as needed.

Utilizes clinical knowledge to verify procedure-specific requirements, such as patient positioning, draping, suture selection, and specialized equipment.

Demonstrates knowledge of sterile field setup and the sequence of surgical events to better inform card accuracy and case preparation.

Acts as a liaison between the operating room and ancillary services to ensure the availability and accuracy of case-related items.

Required Qualifications

Two (2) years of directly related experience, including experience as a surgical technologist or in a perioperative support role.

One year (1) of experience with preference card maintenance, operating room logistics, or surgical inventory systems.

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), or Certified Operating Room Surgical Technician (CORST) certification by National Healthcareer Association (NHA), or Technician in Surgery - Certified (TS-C) certification by National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).

Preferred Qualifications

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.