Certified Surgical Tech Orthopedic Spine

Location:  Austin, TX

Facility: Ascension Seton Northwest

Specialty: Main OR

Schedule: Full-time | Day-shift

• Prepares and organizes the operating room with spine and orthopedic-specific trays, implants, power tools, and sterile solutions.
• Assists the surgical team in safely transporting, positioning, and draping patients on specialized frames to ensure safe access to the spine and joints.
• Precision-passes complex orthopedic hardware, spinal instrumentation, biologic materials, and medications during procedures.
• Executes precise, continuous counts of specialized hardware, trial components, sponges, and delicate instruments throughout high-volume cases.
• Maintains stringent aseptic technique across complex, extended procedures to protect open bone and deep tissue from contamination

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted required.
• One or more of the following required:
  • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
  • Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences:

• Complex orthopedic hardware and spinal instrumentation systems experience
• 3+ years experience in Ortho Spine surgery procedures
• Monday-Friday 8 hour day shift with on call rotation