Main Line Health·Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Facilitate safe surgeries by setting up instruments, performing counts, and scrubbing in to assist surgeons during invasive procedures. Additional duties include handling specimens, assisting with patient positioning, and managing OR turnover.
Could you be our next Surgical Technician in the Surgicenter at Lankenau Medical Center?
Why work as a Surgical Technician?
Make an Impact! Our Surgical Technicians play a key role in facilitating safe and successful surgeries for our patients! Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you would check and set up instruments, perform counts, and scrub in to assist the Surgeon at the table during invasive and surgical procedures. Other responsibilities may include: handling specimens, assisting with patient positioning and transfers, and participating in OR turnover.
Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
You are eligible for up to 160 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. Surgical Techs are eligible for $4.25/hr for On-Call pay. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
Surgical
Technician
Shift: 36 hours weekly, 2 -8'a and 2-10s.
Start times would be 6:45am, 9:00am and/or 1100 based on need.. No holiday, weekend or call.
One year of Operating Room experience preferred.
Successful completion of an accredited course in Operating Room Technology.
Surgical Technician Certification (CST) Preferred if surgical technician training occurred on or before 12/29/2020 and candidate practiced clinically at any time during the two preceding years. Certified Surgical Technologist (by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) Certification required within 60 days of date of hire, if surgical training took place on or after 12/29/2020.
Requires completion of an accredited Operating Room Technology course and CST certification within 60 days of hire for recent graduates. One year of Operating Room experience is preferred.
Market context
In Pennsylvania, allied health employers commonly look for diagnostic medical sonographers with an approved diploma or degree, current ARDMS certification, and the ability to work independently while coordinating with medical staff and patients. These roles can be competitive because employers want candidates who are both technically prepared and comfortable in patient-facing settings. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certification status and prepare examples of independent clinical work before applying.
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