
Surgical Technologist
Suffolk, VAFull-time$30.26–44.75/hrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago
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The Surgical Technologist is a member of the surgical team who assists during operative procedures by preparing the operating room, sterilizing instruments, and providing direct assistance to surgeons and nurses. The role requires an associate degree in Surgical Technology, certification as a Surgical Technologist, and five years of experience working as a certified surgical technologist. The position is at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia.
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City/State Suffolk, VA Work Shift First (Days) Overview: Overview A Surgical Technologist is a critical member of the surgical team who assists during operative procedures by preparing the operating room, sterilizing instruments, and providing direct assistance to surgeons and nurses.
Education
- Associates degree - Surgical Technologist (Required)
Certification/Licensure
- Certification Surgical Technologist(Required)
Experience
- 5 years experience working as a certified surgical technologist
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $30.26 - $44.75 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Obici Hospital, a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility, is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality, patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine, heart and vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological and comprehensive breast services, behavioral health, maternity, weight loss surgery, and a heartburn treatment center.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,760 open Surgical Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30.26–44.75/hr
- Virginia median$30–43/hr42 hourly ranges
- US median$28–41/hr1,133 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $37.51/hr, is 4% above the Virginia median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the middle half of Surgical Technologist hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 65 open Surgical Technologist jobs in Virginia and 2,760 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- HCA Healthcare20 open
- Sentara Health (this employer)16 open
- Hatch Global Search15 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Surgical Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 1,195 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 133 of the 2,760 open Surgical Technologist jobs (5%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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