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Surgical Technologist (AHMC), Full Time, Day Shift

Adventist Health·Fort Bragg, California

$33 - $50/hr·Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 1 month ago
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About the role

Facilitates invasive and diagnostic procedures by managing surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment. Ensures the maintenance of the sterile field and provides quality patient care during operative procedures.

Located where miles of breathtaking ocean views meet dense coastal forests, Adventist Health Mendocino County has a rich history serving community members on the coast since 1971. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and offer a range of services in Fort Bragg. The Mendocino Coast offers a small-town atmosphere and is known for its natural beauty, from the smallest to the tallest redwoods in the world, to glass bottom beaches and the only oceanfront botanical gardens in the United States. With whale watching, fishing, hiking trails and many more outdoor adventures readily available, this coastal region is a place to immerse yourself in its landscape and history.

Job Summary

Facilitates physician's performance of invasive and therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure. Ensures quality patient care during the operative procedure and is constantly monitoring the maintenance of the sterile field. This position is represented by UFCW.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience

  • Associate
  • Degree or
  • Certificate of
  • Program
  • Completion in
  • Surgical
  • Technology: Required
  • Relevant acute care experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications

  • National Board of Surgical
  • Technologists or
  • Association of
  • Surgical
  • Technologists certified: Preferred
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS
  • OR
  • HS-BLS
  • OR
  • RQIBLS) certification from approved vendor per
  • AH policy: Preferred

Facility Specific License/Certifications

  • Certified
  • Surgical
  • Technologist (CST): Required
  • Basic
  • Life
  • Support (BLS
  • OR
  • HS-BLS
  • OR
  • RQI
  • BLS) certification: Required

Essential Functions

Verifies surgery to be performed with consent forms and brings patient to assigned operating room. Passes instruments to surgeon during procedure. Anticipates surgeon’s needs of additional supplies. Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed. Prepares sterile dressings. Secures dressings after incision closure.

Checks supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedure. Obtains appropriate sterile and unsterile items needed for procedure. Sets up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for procedure. Helps drape sterile field.

Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization. Assists other members of team with cleaning of room for turnover. Assists in prepping room for the next patient.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits Program

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$33 - $50/hr
Location
Fort Bragg, California
Posted
Jun 22, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Adventist Health

Adventist Health Central Coast (formerly Tenet Health Central Coast) is proud to serve the Central Coast of California. We offer care through two acute care hospitals, two imaging centers and an expansive primary and specialty care network.

Salary listed on 1,075 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypePrivately Held
Size501-1,000 employees
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