**Overview**

St. Josephs Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health. The word dignity perfectly defines what our organization stands for showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. St. Josephs Medical Center was founded in 1899 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael is a not for profit fully accredited regional hospital with 395 beds a physician staff of over 400 and more than 2400 employees. Specializing in cardiovascular care comprehensive cancer services and women and childrens services including neonatal intensive care. St. Josephs is the largest hospital as well as the largest private employer in Stockton California. Nationally recognized as a quality lead St. Josephs is consistently chosen as the most preferred hospital by local consumers.

**Responsibilities**

Join our team of professional and passionate health care professionals who are committed to the well-being of our patients and provide patient care based on competence professional expertise knowledge and evidence based practice.

Our **Cert – Surgery Technologists** **(ORT)** positions are critical to the success of St. Josephs Medical Center and require the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Dignity Health. It is expected that our employees demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values.

The **Cert – Surgery Technologists** **(ORT)** has a limited technical background and performs routine Patient Care activities and related non-professional services in the care of sub-acute and acute patients undergoing Surgical Procedures. The ORT works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. Knows philosophy and objectives of the Nursing Department and supports these premises. This position requires providing care/service to an acutely ill through rehabilitating pediatric through geriatric patient population in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional and/or developmental age of the individual served.

We are a high volume OR with many specialities including general surgery urology ENT orthospine gastroenterology GYN and CVOR utilizing the da Vinci Xi da Vinci Si and Mako robots.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum:**

+ Must have a minimum of six months experience in an acute care Surgery Department and be able to perform as the scrub personnel in all specialties.

+ Six months experience may substituted if the candidate has completed an ORT externship on-site within the last year. If operational conditions permit training a candidate without the required experience may be considered but must be a recent Graduate from an or Tech Program and certified.

+ OR Tech Certified required

+ CPR/BLS Certification required

**Preferred:**

+ Completion of Operating Room Technician Training Course preferred.

**Pay Range**

$42.88 - $49.27 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.