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Description
Surgical Technologist – Star Valley Health
Location: Alpine, WY
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 6:30am-4:00pm
Salary: Competitive, based on experience. Minimum compensation starting at $25.00 per hour
Benefits: 160 hours PTO, healthcare, disability, life & AD&D insurance, 6% retirement match, and more!
About Us
At Star Valley Health, we’re committed to delivering exceptional care while supporting our team with a strong work-life balance, excellent patient-to-staff ratios, and a collaborative environment. Nestled near the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, our location offers unmatched outdoor recreation and natural beauty.
Position Summary
As a Surgical Technologist, you’ll play a vital role in supporting surgical procedures and ensuring a safe, sterile environment. You’ll work closely with surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality patient care.
Key Responsibilities
Preoperative Duties:
- Prepare and maintain sterile fields
- Assist with gowning, gloving, and draping
- Set up instruments, supplies, and equipment
- Perform initial counts and verify surgical site
Intraoperative Duties:
- Maintain sterile technique
- Anticipate surgeon needs and pass instruments
- Assist with retractors, suctioning, and suturing
- Handle specimens and prepare instruments for sterilization
Second Surgical Tech Role:
- Support surgeon and surgical assistant during procedures
- Monitor patient comfort and assist with positioning
- Perform skin prep and apply dressings
- Operate and clean autologous cell-saver equipment
Sterile Processing & Support:
- Decontaminate and sterilize instruments and scopes
- Ensure equipment functionality and coordinate maintenance
- Pull supplies and coordinate with reps for specialty items
Additional Duties:
- Take call and respond within 15 minutes
- Participate in quality improvement and debriefing
- Assist with stocking and supply management
Requirements
Requirements
Skills & Abilities:
- High integrity, dependability, and initiative
- Strong critical thinking and attention to detail
- Ability to follow directions and work independently or as part of a team
- Compassionate and professional demeanor with patients, colleagues, and guests
- Physically able to stand for long periods and lift/move up to 55 lbs
- Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
- Comfortable working in high-pressure environments and irregular hours (including nights/weekends/on-call)
- Willingness to adapt to changes that improve patient care and facility operations
- Exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and radiation may occur
Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Current BLS certification required
- Prior medical training and experience preferred
- Flexible schedule to accommodate call shifts
- CST certification (NBSTSA) or TS-C certification (NCCT) preferred
Join Our Team
Apply today and become part of a team that values excellence, compassion, and community.
Note: Position descriptions are intended to serve as a guideline for typical duties and requirements of a position, but are not inclusive. Additional or different responsibilities within a reasonable scope of the position description may be added or deleted any anytime at the discretion of the Board.
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