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Lead Surgical Technologist
Job ID: 2503032067
Date posted: 11/05/2025
Facility: Saint Francis Hospital - Memphis
Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If youre dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!
At Saint Francis Hospital, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Description
Position Summary
Assists surgeons during surgical procedures, plans and implements care, maintains sterile field, provides all supplies and equipment required for procedures, and assists in maintaining equipment in proper working order to provide for the safety of patients during surgery. Manages specialized inventory of service line, functions as a first line contact for physicians in service line, works closely with service line vendors and MM to ensure adequate supplies and instrumentation for scheduled cases.
2503032067Responsibilities:
- The Surgical Technician is responsible for aseptic technique, setting up the required equipment, instrumentation and sterile supplies as needed for their assigned cases; scrubbing and passing instruments and equipment during surgical procedures; pulling cases as needed, breaking down cases at the end of the procedure, sets up operating room and supplies needed for day/following day’s schedule.
- Occasional lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs.
- Majority of work is performed indoors, protected from the elements but not necessary.
- May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, radiation, electrical current, toxic or caustic chemicals, biohazardous waste, radiation, and blood and body fluids.
- Available for call on an assigned/ scheduled basis as required by unit need.
- When need arises, will perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
- Required: Graduate of Surgical Technician Program, BLS, current Certification for the Surgical Technologist. Must meet qualification of Employment of Surgical Technologist as required by State of TN
- Preferably with 1 year experience as surgical technician
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis is a 479-bed full-service hospital located at 5959 Park Avenue in Memphis, TN.Offering a wide array of medical services, Saint Francis is noted for its many Centers of Excellence, including its Center for Surgical Weight Loss, Joint & Spine Center, Heart & Vascular Center, Chest Pain Emergency Center, and Surgical Services including its Center for Robotic Surgery, Diabetes Center, and Cancer Center.The hospital has been recognized for excellence of care by United Healthcare, CIGNA, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Aetna. Saint Francis Hospital serves as an academic training site for University of Tennessee Surgical, Family Practice, and Psychiatric Residents. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nations oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. At Saint Francis Healthcare, you can grow your career skills and be a vital member of our team where we strive to be No. 1 in quality, safety and service excellence. Join our team!
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