Surgical Tech

Your Future Role At A Glance

Location: Port St. Joe, FL

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

Department: Surgery

Schedule: Day shift PRN

How You'll Make An Impact In This Role

Orchestrate the sterile operating environment by preparing surgical suites with precise sterile and non-sterile instrumentation, equipment, and supplies tailored to specific surgical cases.

Partner directly with surgical teams by seamlessly anticipating physician needs and handing instruments, sponges, and supplies during complex surgical procedures.

Maintain rigorous surgical safety and asset tracking by organizing instruments systematically and conducting precise, continuous counts throughout procedures to prevent retained surgical items.

Support patient safety and surgical access by assisting with patient preparation, transfer, positioning, and sterile draping, as well as aiding surgeons with intraoperative hemostasis.

What Minimum Requirements You'll Need

Licensure / Certification / Registration: BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education: High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences: Certified scrub tech or at least one year of experience.

Benefits That Help You Thrive

Retirement: 403(b) plan

Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

Life At Ascension: Where Purpose Meets Opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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