Surgical Tech Extern PRN
About the Role
As a Surgical Technologist Extern, you’ll gain invaluable hands-on surgical experience while working alongside a highly skilled team committed to caring for and improving human life. Under the guidance of the Circulating RN and experienced surgical staff, you’ll expand your skills by assisting throughout the surgical process and helping ensure the surgical suite remains clean, organized, and focused on patient safety.
Responsibilities
- Organizing and stocking the operating room with instruments, supplies, and equipment to ensure each procedure is fully prepared and supported
- Assisting with patient care before, during, and after surgery, including transport, positioning, and comfort
- Supporting the surgical team during procedures by managing sterile instruments, passing tools, and helping with counts and equipment during procedures
- Helping maintain a clean, safe, and sterile environment through room turnover, restocking, and infection control practices
- Communicating clearly and compassionately with patients, families, and team members while protecting patient privacy and safety
Requirements
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Enrolled in an Accredited Surgical Tech Program with only 6-8 months left before completion
Benefits
Texas Orthopedic Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.
About the Organization
Opened in 1995, Texas Orthopedic Hospital was developed to provide high-quality, cost-effective, specialized orthopedic care in a streamlined environment focused on wellness, mobility, and quick recovery. As one of the only specialty hospitals in the country focusing solely on orthopedics, Texas Orthopedic Hospital offers all services conveniently located within one building.
Texas Orthopedic Hospital is partially physician-owned and partners with Fondren Orthopedic Group, L.L.P., the largest and most comprehensive association of private orthopedic surgeons in the Houston area and one of the largest in the nation. Our physicians are internationally renowned, providing patients with precise diagnoses and the latest treatment options.
Texas Orthopedic Hospital is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, part of HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.