Exeter Hospital- Surgical Technologist

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Assists surgical team before, during and after surgery with equipment and supplies.
The schedule is as follows: 4-10hr days, 6:45-5:15, Call every 4th weekend

Job Description:

Bring your surgical technology experience to a collaborative perioperative team where you can work across a broad range of specialties and play an essential role in delivering safe, high-quality surgical care.

Exeter Hospital, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, is a nationally recognized nonprofit community hospital serving New Hampshire’s Seacoast region. Our surgical team works in a close-knit, team-focused environment where Surgical Technologists are valued partners in the operating room and an important part of every patient’s surgical experience.

Our inpatient surgical department includes four operating rooms and supports a diverse range of procedures, including:

- Orthopedics

- General and laparoscopic surgery

- Vascular surgery

- ENT

- Plastic and reconstructive surgery

- Urology

- OB/GYN

As a Surgical Technologist, you will work closely with surgeons, nurses, anesthesia providers and other perioperative team members to prepare the operating room, maintain the sterile field and support procedures from setup through completion.

Why Join the Exeter OR Team?

- Work across a broad and varied surgical case mix

- Join a collaborative, team-oriented perioperative environment

- Build your skills across multiple surgical specialties

- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits beginning on Day 1

- Career growth and development opportunities across Beth Israel Lahey Health

- Magnet®-recognized hospital committed to quality care

- Free onsite parking

- State-of-the-art facilities and technology

- Convenient Seacoast New Hampshire location with easy access to Boston and Portland

What You’ll Do

As a Surgical Technologist, you will help ensure the operating room is prepared, organized and ready to support safe and efficient surgical care.

Key responsibilities include:

- Prepare surgical instruments, equipment and supplies using sterile technique

- Set up and maintain the back table and Mayo stand throughout the procedure

- Assist surgeons and other members of the surgical team with gowning, gloving and draping

- Pass instruments and supplies during procedures

- Maintain an organized and sterile surgical field

- Perform sponge, sharps and instrument counts with the circulating RN, as applicable

- Retract and sponge tissue and cut suture material as directed

- Assist with dressing application at the completion of procedures

- Follow universal precautions when handling instruments, equipment, linens and disposable materials

- Assist the circulating RN as needed

- Prepare cases and help maintain accurate surgeon preference cards

- Support special projects and other perioperative needs as requested

Qualifications

- Post-secondary Surgical Technologist training or equivalent experience

- CPR certification within 90 days of hire

- Medical Technologist registration, as required

Make an Impact in Every Procedure

Pay Range:
$33.50 - $49.78
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled