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How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Surgical technologists employed in Indiana earn a median of $30.89 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Workplace injuries
Franciscan Health Lafayette in Lafayette reported 84 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 2,971,704 hours worked: 5.7 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 5.6 per 100 full-time workers. 3 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Franciscan Health Lafayette
Medicare gives Franciscan Health Lafayette 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Indiana's hospitals average 3.4). 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Indiana hospitals by rating.
What Indiana requires of a surgical technologist
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential of the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, from the Indiana Code title 25, article 36.1 (enforced through the health care facility).
- A person may practice surgical technology in a health care facility only if certified under IC 25-36.1-1 (the NBSTSA CST credential), or within the statute's exceptions such as the 12 months after finishing an accredited surgical technology program, or federal employment.
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About the job
Franciscan Health Lafayette East Campus
1701 S Creasy Ln Lafayette, Indiana 47905
The Surgical Technologist I performs various tasks supporting perioperative services. This position assists multiple disciplines within the operating room by preparing patients and equipment for procedures, and maintaining environmental standards. This position, also, provides technical assistance to surgeons by anticipating procedures and equipment. The Surgical Technologist measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents, and other solutions.
WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- CST for Labor and Delivery Dept - experience preferred
- Arrange instrument trays, prepare sterile drapes and solutions, and help the surgical team put on caps, gowns, and gloves.
- Assist with prep of patients, as needed.
- Pass instruments to surgeons and surgical assistants.
- May assist with sponge, needle, and other supply counts to track materials used in surgery.
- May operate suction, diagnostic, and sterilizing equipment, and package specimens to take for laboratory analysis.
- Clinic responsibilities may include rooming patients, taking vitals, orders, and routing phone calls.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Required High School Diploma/GED
- 1 year Surgery Preferred
- Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Indiana
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) Illinois
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED
Never or Rarely
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org .
From Franciscan Health's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Franciscan Health is a faith-based, nonprofit Catholic health system with 12 (source: Franciscan Health, About Franciscan Health (newsroom, 2026)) hospital campuses plus clinics, home health services and physicians serving patients in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Source: Franciscan Health, About Franciscan Health (newsroom, 2026)
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