
Surgical Tech, Certified, Operating Room, Full Time Day
Ridgewood, NJFull-time$32.36–40.45/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Surgical Tech assists surgeons and registered nurses during operations, provides safe and competent patient care, and cleans and processes equipment between cases. The role also serves as a resource for an assigned specialty, including instrument and tray inventory, maintenance, and supply ordering. Candidates need a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of an accredited surgical technology program or military training, and NBSTSA certification.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
No required work experience specified.
Minimum Education Required
HS_DIPLOMA
License(s) Required
No
Expected Start Date
10/15/2026
Compensation
$32.36 - $40.45 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First Shift (Day)
Job Description
Position Summary
To assist surgeons and registered nurses by performing routine, technical, and related duties during surgical operations. To provide safe and competent care to all patients in a variety of age groups and function effectively with a variety of patient physical and emotional disabilities. To be responsible for the daily cleaning and processing of equipment, providing for the between case turnover by removing, cleaning, and decontamination of equipment used by the team, and ensuring clean equipment for each procedure. Be the resource person for assigned specialty including, but not limited to, tray inventory, maintenance of specialty instruments, supplies, ordering of instruments and MD requests.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent and completion of a formal accredited Surgical Technology Program or military training required. Certification is required through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
Experience
Minimum of 2 years experience preferred or completion of a formal internship through an accredited Surgical Technology Program.
Skills
CST and member of the Association of Surgical Technologist preferred. CPR Certification required. Must be able to perform work accurately with attention to detail within specified time periods. Ability to work cooperatively with members of the healthcare delivery team and staff. Ability to demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changes in workload and work schedule. Ability to set priorities, effectively solve problems, and respond quickly to emergency requests. Ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) and assist in meeting the care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. In accordance with the AST Guidelines, the certified surgical technologist may assist during basic robotic surgery cases only after completing the competency assessment for Robotic surgery.
Job Location
The Valley Health System-Ridgewood
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Benefits
Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans
Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
Retirement Plan
Tuition Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities
Salary
Joining Valley Health System means becoming part of a dedicated team that values the highest quality of care in a supportive environment. In our commitment to high performance and reliability, we encourage and recognize exceptional individual performance through our industry leading compensation practices including a starting salary and benefits in accordance with your role, experience, education, and licensure. Actual individual salaries vary depending on these factors. The salary listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.
Pay Range: $32.36 - $40.45 (per hour)
EEO Statement
Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
JR6872
Job Type
Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 2,631 open Surgical Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$32.36–40.45/hr
- New Jersey median$32–37/hr37 hourly ranges
- US median$29–41/hr1,032 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $36.41/hr, is 3% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the middle half of Surgical Technologist hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 51 open Surgical Technologist jobs in New Jersey and 2,631 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Atlantic Health System13 open
- Hackensack Meridian Health9 open
- Surgery Care Affiliates8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Surgical Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,149 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,164 of the 2,631 open Surgical Technologist jobs (44%) ask for a high school diploma 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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