Adult Surgery Surgical Technician
Oklahoma City, OK
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Surgical Technician - Adult Surgery

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employment Type: Clinical Technician

Job Description

Under immediate to general supervision, provides technical assistance as a surgical (scrub) technician in operating rooms, labor and delivery, or other surgical procedure areas.

Essential Responsibilities

• Use Physician’s preference cards to prepare the operating room for surgery.
• Prepare sterile fields by opening instruments and supplies using sterile technique.
• Perform surgical scrub prior to patient entering the room.
• Assist in draping the patient and preparing the operative field.
• Preserve and correctly identify operative specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Obtain and ensure special equipment (e.g., electrosurgical machines, diagnostic lights) is functional.
• Manipulate instruments to aid surgeon efficiency and patient safety.
• Observe surgery progress and provide additional instruments or supplies as needed.
• Recognize and correct breaks in sterile technique.
• Participate in sponge, needle, and instrument counts as directed.
• Clean and sterilize instruments, equipment, and operating room areas; dispose of soiled linen.
• Assist in training other surgical technicians.
• May perform clerical and direct patient care activities if assigned to Labor and Delivery.

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

Education

• Graduation from an accredited Surgical Technician program OR
• 6 months of scrub tech experience may substitute for formal training.

Certifications & Licensure

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.

Experience

• Minimum of 6 months scrub tech experience if not formally trained (implied by education substitution).
• No explicit years of specialty experience stated beyond education/experience substitution.

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of basic human anatomy and first-aid methods.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to provide age-appropriate care across the lifespan (neonate to geriatric).
• Ability to interpret patient data relevant to age-specific needs.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified or required.

This position is suitable for surgical technicians with foundational training or equivalent scrub tech experience seeking a 13-week clinical assignment in adult surgery.