
CVOR Surgical Technician
Houston, TXJob$34–50.58/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Surgical Technician prepares the operating room and surgical team for a variety of procedures, setting up equipment and instruments, assisting the team, and maintaining a sterile environment. The role supports complex surgical procedures and requires adaptability and teamwork. It also involves first-scrub practice, ensuring appropriate equipment and supplies are available, communicating equipment repair needs, and educating staff on instrumentation and equipment care.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
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As our Surgical Tech, you will help prepare the operating room and surgical team so they can successfully perform a variety of surgical procedures for patients.
Every day you will set up surgical equipment and instruments, assist the surgical team, and ensure a sterile environment. You will be expected to adapt quickly, collaborate effectively within the OR team, and contribute directly to the patient's healing process.
To be successful in this role, you must possess adaptability, a strong team-player mindset, and enthusiasm for supporting complex surgical procedures.
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Demonstrates superior knowledge and practice in the first scrub role
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Understands supply costs and independently Works with team to assure that quality of care is maintained while cost containment is considered
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Demonstrates superior knowledge of the varied surgical equipment and advanced surgical instrumentation. Assures appropriate equipment and supplies are available for each procedure
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Assists in communication with Biomedical Services on the status of equipment needing repair or maintenance
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Educates staff in the care of instrumentation and equipment
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Job Requirements
Required
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High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
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High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
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Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program, upon hire and
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Minimum of 3 years of recent, continuous experience as a Surgical Technologist in an acute care hospital setting, directly supporting a broad range of surgical specialties, upon hire and
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Certified Surgical Technologist, upon hire or
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Technologist in Surgery-Certified, upon hire or
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Certified First Assistant - Certified Surgical Technologists, upon hire or
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Licensed Vocational Nurse: CA, upon hire and
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Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
Preferred
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Associates Other Associate's Degree in Surgical Technology, upon hire and
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Experience in high-acuity or specialized surgical areas (e.g., neurosurgery, cardiovascular, orthopedics, robotics), upon hire
Where You'll Work
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.
Pay Range
$34.00 - $50.58 /hour
We are an equal opportunity employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 788 open Surgical Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34–50.58/hr
- Texas median$32–41/hr32 hourly ranges
- US median$31–44/hr351 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $42.29/hr, is 14% above the Texas median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the top quarter of Surgical Technician hourly ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 73 open Surgical Technician jobs in Texas and 788 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- CommonSpirit Health (this employer)15 open
- HCA Healthcare14 open
- HealthTrust Workforce Solutions9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Surgical Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 451 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 312 of the 788 open Surgical Technician jobs (40%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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