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Surgical Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago
On-site Atlanta, GA $64K – $83K Apply by Aug 17, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The surgical technician functions as a member of the surgical team and provides assistance to the surgeon and other team members during surgical procedures. The technician participates with the surgical team in planning and implementing complex procedures under the general supervision of the surgical team. The Surgical Technician functions as the primary scrub person responsible for handling instruments, supplies and equipment during all surgical procedures.
What You'll Do
- →Work Schedule: (Monday - Friday) 9:00a.m., to 5:30p.m., Work Schedule may change due to agency needs.
- →Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Involves long, strenuous hours of standing, stooping, bending, and stretching without a break during procedures that require intense concentration.
- →Involves frequent lifting to position or transport handicapped or anesthetized patients.
- →Requires strenuous physical exertion and agility.
- →Manual dexterity and agility are required to correctly assemble, test, or repair instruments.
- →Strain is incurred in staying alert on long cases under difficult situations.
- →Scheduled for on-call for emergency procedures on a rotation basis, including holidays and weekends.
- →Expected to respond, if reached, for life-threating emergency, even when not on-call.
- →Expected to stay beyond shift if more than two rooms are running beyond 3:30 p.m.
Requirements
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO).
- ✓Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: b3343d07-8e6d-4899-b797-bfbb40ee91c1
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