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type: 'JobPosting'
title: 'Certified Surgical Technologist'
url: 'https://pepper2.socialhost.dev/job/23362196/certified-surgical-technologist/'
job_id: '23362196'
organization: 'SFX Demo'
location: 'Pittsburgh, PA'
employment_type: 'Full-Time'
date_posted: '2026-02-25T17:00:16.283Z'
date_modified: '2026-05-18T09:14:22.377Z'
---

# Certified Surgical Technologist

- Location: Pittsburgh, PA (On-site)
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Category: Patient Care Support
- Shift: Variable
- Business unit: ST Health Passavant
- Pay: $23.27–$29.69 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2026-02-25T17:00:16.283Z

## Description

**Join Our Community!**

**ANCC Magnet designated ST Health Passavant is currently hiring a Full-Time Surgical Technologist to support our Operating Room at the McCandless location. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.**

We are currently offering a generous sign-on bonus for all full-time Surgical Technologist positions! The amount is dependent upon your years of Surgical Technology experience. Sign-on bonus details:

- 0-1 years of experience:**2-year commitment $10,000; 3-year commitment $12,000**

- 1-2 years of experience:**2-year commitment $12,000; 3-year commitment $17,000**

- 2+ years of experience:**2-year commitment $15,000; 3-year commitment $25,000**

**Responsibilities:**

- Ensure all medications are labeled and handed to surgeon according to established policies and procedures.

- Before an operation, help to prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment.

- Adjust and check equipment to ensure it is working properly.

- During surgery, efficiently pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.

- Hold retractors or instruments, cut sutures, sponge or suction the operative site under the supervision of the surgeon and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

- Assist in the preparation, care for, and disposal of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and helps apply dressings.

- Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.

- After surgery, may help transfer patients to the recovery room.

- Clean and restock the operating room.

- Prepare patients for surgery by wash, shave, and ensure aseptic incision sites.

- May transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table and cover them with sterile surgical drapes.

- Ensure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique.

- Entry level job 0 - 2 years' experience

- PA legislature House Bill 81 enacted 10/29/2020 and became effective 12/27/2020

- **Must have completed program sponsored by nationally recognized institution**

- OR programmatic accreditation and maintains certification

- OR has completed appropriate military training program

- OR maintains certification from accredited program

- OR was employed as a surg tech in a health care facility on or before effective date of the act (12/27/2020)

- OR employed as a surg tech at another health care facility two years before effective date (12/27/2020).

- **Continuing education requirements:**For individuals not certified - must complete 30 hours of continuing education every two years.

- **Specialty experience**: Surgical specialties include but are not limited to general, orthopedic, vascular, plastic and reconstructive, obstetrics and gynecology, thoracic, ophthalmic, neurosurgery, organ procurement and endoscopic surgical settings.

- Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.

**Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**

- **Certified Surgical Technologists (CST) OR Tech in Surgery-Certified (TSC) within 6 months of program completion**

- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

- Act 33 with renewal

- Act 34 with renewal

- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

- Staff employed to practice surgical technology by the health care facility on or before the effective date of the law (12/27/2020) or who were employed as a surg tech at another health care facility two years before effective date of the law are grandfathered and therefore not required to have certification

**ST Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**

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