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Surgical Tech Extern PRN

HCA Healthcare

Plano, TXPer DiemSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Plano, TX
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Surgical Tech Extern gains hands-on surgical experience alongside the operating-room team under the guidance of a Circulating RN and experienced surgical staff. The role assists throughout the surgical process and helps maintain a clean, organized environment focused on patient safety. The posting lists vocational school graduation as a qualification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operating Room PreparationPatient CareSterile Instrument ManagementInfection ControlCommunication

Qualifications

Vocational School Graduate

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Surgical Tech Extern PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Plano which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Surgical Technologist Extern, you’ll gain invaluable hands-on surgical experience while working alongside a highly skilled team committed to caring for and improving human life – who are eager to welcome you into our mission. Under the guidance of the Circulating RN and experienced surgical staff, you’ll expand your skills by assisting throughout the surgical process and helping ensure the surgical suite remains clean, organized, and focused on patient safety.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Organizing and stocking the operating room with instruments, supplies, and equipment to ensure each procedure is fully prepared and supported

  • Assisting with patient care before, during, and after surgery, including transport, positioning, and comfort

  • Supporting the surgical team during procedures by managing sterile instruments, passing tools, and helping with counts and equipment during procedures

  • Helping maintain a clean, safe, and sterile environment through room turnover, restocking, and infection control practices

  • Communicating clearly and compassionately with patients, families, and team members while protecting patient privacy and safety

What qualifications you will need:

  • Vocational School Graduate

Benefits

Medical City Plano, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

Medical City Plano opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced health care. Medical City Plano is a 600+ bed acute care hospital. We have more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. Our main campus in Plano has a cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs. We have The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center and inpatient rehabilitation. We also offer complete women's and children's services. This includes a high-risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit. We were the first hospital in Dallas, Collin or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical City Plano was the first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County and The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas was the first burn center in Collin County. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Surgical Tech Extern PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

How this job compares

Set against the 2,631 open Surgical Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$65–97K/yr39 salary ranges
  • Texas median$31–42/hr37 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 248 open Surgical Technologist jobs in Texas and 2,631 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Surgical Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,149 postings).
Education
8 of the 2,631 open Surgical Technologist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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