Operating Room Surgical Technologist
Waimea, Hawaii
Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital

Job Opportunity: Surgical Technician

Location: Waimea, Hawaii
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

This position works in the surgery unit/operating room and performs a variety of technical duties as a scrub technician, functioning as a member of the surgical team. The role may require working shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the surgeon as scrub technician by scrubbing, donning gown and gloves, and setting up sterile fields with instruments and supplies.
• Gather specialty instruments and equipment needed for various operating procedures.
• Assist in patient transfer and positioning in the operating room.
• Prepare and drape patients and operative areas.
• Anticipate and assist surgeon’s needs during procedures (e.g., passing instruments, holding retractors).
• Maintain correct counts of sponges, needles, and instruments with circulating nurse; report discrepancies.
• Maintain aseptic techniques and protect the sterile field at all times.
• Assist in specimen care and handling.
• Apply dressings, casts, and assist in patient movement as directed.
• Provide age-specific care and treatment based on patient development principles.
• Adhere to safety and infection control policies; report unsafe equipment.
• Decontaminate equipment, instruments, and clean rooms as directed.
• Maintain a clean, well-stocked, and safe environment for patients and staff.
• Communicate positively and courteously with patients and families.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all facility and employee information.

Additional duties may include handling and maintaining surgical supplies and equipment, assisting in inventory management, transferring patients, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, maintaining traffic control in surgical areas, and participating in staff development activities.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Surgical Technician, including experience within the last year.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Current BLS certification.

Additional Information

• Holiday shifts include New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Pay for holidays is based on hours worked.
• Must comply with facility onboarding and compliance requirements prior to start.

This job requires flexibility to work various shifts including holidays and weekends, strong attention to sterile technique, and the ability to work collaboratively within a surgical team.