Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation·Palmer, Alaska
The Surgical Technician collaborates with the surgical team to ensure high-quality patient care during procedures. This includes preparing the operating room, assisting with surgeries, and maintaining sterile conditions.
Shift: Varied Shift
The Surgical Technician collaborates with the surgeon and perioperative team to deliver high-quality patient care during surgical procedures. This role prepares and maintains sterile surgical fields, assists with procedures, and ensures instruments and supplies are used appropriately. The Surgical Technician adheres to infection prevention standards, regulatory requirements, and facility policies to support optimal patient outcomes.
Essential Functions
Prepares and maintains the operating room for surgical cases, ensuring all equipment, instruments, and supplies are properly organized and available by applying principles of Universal Precautions, asepsis, and sterile technique.
Assists the surgical team by anticipating the needs of the surgeon and passing instruments and supplies accurately and efficiently.
Handles surgical instruments according to their instructions for use and ensures proper sterilization, inspection, and assembly.
Performs point-of-use cleaning and carefully handles instruments in compliance with infection control and professional standards. Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts with the circulating nurse to ensure patient safety.
Assists in patient positioning, draping, and transfer methods to ensure safety and comfort during procedures.
Maintains and updates physician preference cards, ensuring accurate supplies and instruments are available for procedures.
Cleans, reprocesses, and sterilizes surgical instruments and equipment following established protocols.
Contributes to perioperative team efficiency by restocking supplies, returning equipment to storage, and ensuring operating rooms are ready for subsequent cases.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
Complies with all policies and standards.
Candidates must be graduates of a Surgical Technology or Practical Nursing program or hold an Associate Degree in Surgical Technology. Experience in an operating room setting is required, with a preference for 0-2 years.
Market context
In Alaska, Surgical Tech Resource PRN roles are often shaped by hospital staffing needs and operating room coverage demands, so candidates with recent OR experience tend to stand out. These positions can be competitive because employers look for graduates of approved Surgical Technology or Practical Nursing programs, or an Associate Degree in Surgical Technology, plus practical OR familiarity. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then confirm any facility-specific credentialing or schedule expectations before applying.
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