Job Description

Job Title: Tech III – Surgical Technologist

Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona

Department: Operating Room / Surgery

Level: Mid-level

Job Type: Full-time

Position overview

The Tech III – Surgical Technologist supports surgeons and perioperative teams by preparing and maintaining the sterile field and providing skilled scrub assistance for a variety of surgical procedures. This mid-level role is ideal for certified or formally trained surgical technologists with 1–2 years of OR experience who are comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-based environment.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare the operating room by gathering, organizing, and arranging instruments, equipment, and supplies according to procedure and surgeon preference cards.
• Establish and maintain a sterile field, ensuring strict adherence to aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
• Scrub and assist during surgeries by passing instruments, sutures, and supplies, and by anticipating surgeon and RN needs.
• Assist with patient positioning, prepping, draping, and intraoperative support under the direction of the RN and surgeon.
• Perform accurate counts of sponges, needles, and instruments with the circulating nurse to maintain patient safety.
• Handle specimens, implants, and surgical devices according to facility policies and regulatory standards.
• Participate in room turnover, cleaning, and restocking to support efficient OR throughput.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, nursing, and other team members to support safe, efficient, patient-centered surgical care.

Required qualifications

• Surgical Technologist Certification or completion of an accredited Surgical Technology Program.
• Minimum 1–2 years of recent surgical technologist experience in an acute care operating room.
• Demonstrated competence as a scrub technologist for a range of procedures (e.g., general, ortho, OB/GYN, or other service lines per facility need).
• Knowledge of sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, and OR safety practices.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary surgical team.
• Professionalism, reliability, and ability to function in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment that may require occasional heavy lifting and extended standing.

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