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Surgical Technologist - SLH ASC

Sentara Health·Norfolk, Virginia

Full Time·On Site·Remote friendly·0-2 yrs·Posted 15 days ago
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About the role

The Surgical Technologist prepares the operating room with necessary equipment and assists the surgical team by maintaining the sterile field and passing instruments. They ensure patient safety and adhere to strict infection control protocols throughout the procedure.

City/State: Norfolk, VA

Work Shift: First (Days)

Overview

ntara is hiring a Surgical Technologist I at Sentara Leigh Ambulatory Surgical Center, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 offered for qualified candidates.

Shift: Full time, first shift (7a-3p M-F)

Overview

Job Description

The Surgical Technologist ensures that the operating room is properly prepared with the necessary instruments and equipment and assists the surgical team throughout the procedure by passing instruments, maintaining the sterile field, and anticipating the needs of the surgeon.

The role involves maintaining patient safety and ensuring that the surgical environment is organized, clean, and sterile.

The Surgical Technologist assists in applying dressings, securing surgical drapes and transferring patients to recovery areas.

Adheres to infection control protocols and sterile techniques to prevent contamination and ensure patient safety.

Works closely with the surgical team to ensure smooth and effective procedures.

Surgical Technologist Licensure required in the state of practice.

  • Certification/Licensure
  • Virginia Surgical Technologist License REQUIRED
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification REQUIRED
  • Experience
  • Prior Surgical Technologist experience STRONGLY PREFERRED

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Benefits

  • Caring For Your Family and Your Career
  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met
  • Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977.
  • Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage.
  • Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services.
  • Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery.
  • We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Virginia Surgical Technologist License and a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Prior experience as a Surgical Technologist is strongly preferred.

  • professional certificate
  • Patient Safety
  • Infection Control
  • Patient Transfer
  • Sterile Technique
  • Instrument Handling
  • Surgical Assisting
  • Operating Room Preparation
  • Dressing Application

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Norfolk, Virginia
Posted
Jul 13, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Sentara Health

Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission - "we improve health every day." Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest...

Salary listed on 109 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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