Northside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart InstituteSurgeryFounded in 1976, Northside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart Institute is a 288-bed facility located in the heart of South Pinellas County, Florida. Northside Hospital is part of the HCA West Florida Division of Hospitals, a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery and diagnostic imaging facilities, and a complete continuum of specialized healthcare programs that meet the healthcare needs of residents and businesses in West and Central Florida communities. Our parent company, HCA, is the nation's leading provider of healthcare services. At Northside Hospital, we provide the highest quality of care in a warm, personalized setting for the patients we serve. We pride ourselves on both our professionalism and compassion. Our staff is comprised of dedicated professionals who have worked for Northside any length of time, ranging from 2 years to 28 years.

• Number of Staff: 35
• 7 Main Operating Rooms plus 2 Open Heart (CVOR) Rooms
• Type of Cases: Total Joints, Orthopedics, Spine, General, GU, GYN, ENT, Thoracic, Vascular, and Plastics
• Approximate Number of Cases Performed: Varies…7-20 per day, 3000-3500 annually
• Skill Mix: Registered Nurses and Surgical Technologists (Certified and Non-certified)
• Major Equipment Used: Steris OR tables, lights, and sterilizers, Valley Lab cautery units, headlights, Stryker and Olympus video systems, Stryker and Anspauch powered- instrumentation, Zeiss microscopes, STEALTH, CUSA, specialized tables (cysto, Jackson, Andrews), Olympus endoscopes, Harmonic Scalpel and Ligasure units, etc.
• Special Certifications Needed: CNOR preferred for RNs, but not required; CST preferred for Surg Techs, but not required. BCLS certification required through the American Heart Association.
• Special Competencies/Skills Needed: Must have a minimum of ONE year of hospital OR experience (including experience with total joints, spinal , and major vascular cases)
• Schedules: 8-hour shifts, Monday-Friday, with on-call requirements
• Dress code: Scrubs (individual provides their own)

More options. More opportunities. More places for you to express your passion for quality and expand your potential for success. With 15 hospitals to choose from, there is no limit to what you can do at HCA West Florida. Join us at Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute, centrally located in the heart of St. Petersburg, for the next exciting step in your career!

Job Qualifications include:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a formal surgical technologist program or equivalent training.
• Minimum of one year prior CVOR Surgical Tech experience required; minimum of 3-5 years preferred.
• Certification as a Surgical Technologist desired, but not required.
• Must live within a 30-minute drive time radius of the hospital for on-call requirements.
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
• Detail-oriented with ability to sustain concentration over long periods of time.
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
• Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.