Sr. Surgical Technician - West Valley Main OR
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Job overview
The Sr. Surgical Tech completes surgical set-ups according to department standards and physician preference cards. As a member of the surgical team, the role provides patient care and maintains the sterile field, instrumentation, supplies, and equipment. Duties also include anticipating physician needs, applying aseptic technique, preventing retained foreign objects, handling medications and specimens safely, and following department policies and procedures.
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Description
The Sr. Surgical Tech completes surgical set-ups according to department standards and physician preference cards. The Surgical Tech is a member of the surgical team providing care to the patient and is responsible for maintaining the sterile field; surgical instrumentation; preparation of supplies and equipment; as well as other related duties. Duties include anticipating physician needs at the sterile field, preparing supplies, instruments and equipment. The Surgical Tech is responsible for implementing aseptic technique, practices related to prevention of retained foreign objects, safe medication labeling and handling, anticipatory skills related to the sequence of the procedure, specimen handling, and adhering to department policies, procedures, and practices.
Qualifications
Required:
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Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology Program
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Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)
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Ability to independently scrub surgical procedures
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Current Surgical Technologist certification
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Demonstrated proficiency scrubbing in at least two complex surgical specialties/services
UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.
How this job compares
Set against the 772 open Surgical Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$38–57/hr62 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 119 open Surgical Technician jobs in California and 772 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Kaiser Permanente44 open
- Sutter Health27 open
- University of Southern California11 open
- Experience
- Surgical Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (430 postings).
- Education
- 5 of the 772 open Surgical Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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