Surgical Technician - Operating Room

UVM Medical Center

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Burlington, VT Until 8/23/2026 2+ years exp First posted June 5, 2026 Last posted June 5, 2026
Job description
Building Name: UVMMC - Medical Center - Main Campus

Location Address: 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington Vermont

Regular

Department: Operating Room-Main Campus

Full Time

Standard Hours: 40

Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 80

Shift: Day/Eve

Primary Shift: -

Weekend Needs: As Scheduled

Salary Range: Min $25.52 Mid $32.87 Max $40.22

Recruiter: Kara Marszalkowski

Support Every Surgery. Make Every Moment Count.

As a Surgical Technician II, you'll create and maintain the sterile field during surgical procedures while serving as an experienced Operating Room Surgical Technologist. Working in a busy hospital operating room, you'll partner with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and perioperative nurses to deliver safe, efficient patient care across a wide variety of surgical specialties. Using advanced knowledge of operative procedures, instrumentation, anatomy, and surgeon preferences, you'll anticipate surgeon needs throughout the surgical experience.

Working closely with surgeons, nurses, and other perioperative team members, you'll support patients during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care. You'll also serve as a preceptor, helping to develop and support fellow team members.

Education & Certification

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

  • Current BLS certification (renewed every two years or as required by UVMMC).

  • Graduate of an accredited civilian, military, or hospital-based Surgical Technology program.

  • Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C) certification, or eligibility to obtain certification, required.

Experience

  • Minimum of two years of successful experience as a Surgical Technologist or Surgical Technician in an operating room required.

This is a bargaining union position.
About this role

Summary

Support surgical procedures by maintaining sterile field, assisting surgeons, and supporting patient care phases.

Job title

Surgical Technician - Operating Room

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Burlington, VT, on-site; no remote work allowed.

Salary

$0k–$0k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

BLS certificationsurgical technologycertified surgical technologistanatomyinstrumentation

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

surgical technologyoperating roominstrumentationanatomypatient care
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Burlington, VT, USA

On-site City