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UMMC Greenwood-Operating Room-Surgical Tech I-PRN

University of Mississippi Medical Center·Greenwood, Mississippi

Part Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 18 days ago
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About the role

Prepare the operating room by ensuring surgical equipment and instruments are sterilized and functioning properly. Provide basic surgical assistance to the team while maintaining a safe, sterile environment for patients.

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Job requisition id

R00051714

Job category

Allied Health

Organization

Greenwood - Surgery

Location/S

UMMC Greenwood

Job title

UMMC Greenwood-Operating Room-Surgical Tech I-PRN

Job summary

To prepare the operating room for surgical procedures to ensure surgical equipment and instruments are properly functioning during surgical procedures. To provide the surgical team with basic surgical assistance, ensuring patient comfort and providing quality patient care. To ensure surgical equipment and instruments are sterilized in accordance with UMMC infection control and regulatory standards. This job profile may require call subject to the department's discretion.

Education & experience

Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: N/A

Knowledge, skills & abilities

Surgical techniques and equipment knowledge. UMMC infection control and regulatory sterilization standards understanding. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills including effective interaction with surgical team members. Team-oriented.

Responsibilities

  • Maintains inventory of clean and sterilized surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies in accordance with UMMC and regulatory standards.
  • Provides basic surgical support including room set up, sterile field management, handling of specimen and instruments, and room turnover.
  • Assesses the equipment, instrument, and supply needs for surgical procedures and ensures availability.
  • Ensures the proper functioning of surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies during surgical procedures.
  • Follows infection control policies, AORN recommendation practices, OSHA guidelines, and other regulatory requirements in the daily practice in order to assure a safe work environment for self, coworkers, and patients.
  • Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.
  • The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, constant handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, constant reaching, occasional sitting, constant standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time type: Part time

Flsa designation/Job exempt

No

Pay class

Hourly

FTE %: 100

Work shift

Benefits: Eligibility:

Grant funded

Job posting date: 07/10/2026

Job closing date (Open until filled if no date specified)

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited surgical technology program. Requires knowledge of surgical techniques, UMMC infection control standards, and the ability to handle physically demanding tasks.

  • professional certificate
  • Teamwork
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Written Communication
  • Verbal Communication
  • Inventory Management
  • Customer Service
  • Patient Care
  • Specimen Handling
  • Infection Control
  • Surgical Techniques
  • Sterilization Standards
  • Sterile Field Management

Posting details

Employment type
Part Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Greenwood, Mississippi
Posted
Jul 10, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

University of Mississippi Medical Center

University of Mississippi Medical Center is hiring in Greenwood, Mississippi. It operates in hospitals and health care. Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees. Headquarters: Jackson, Mississippi. This opening is listed as part_time.

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
Size1,001-5,000 employees
HQJackson, Mississippi
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