Surg Technologist 3
Open in 2 locations
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Virginia
3 open- $36.32–$59.20/hr
Falls Church, VA (opens on this page)
Full time · Posted 1w ago
- $36.32–$59.20/hr
Alexandria, VA (opens on this page)
Full time · Posted 2mo ago
- $36.32–$59.20/hr
Alexandria, VA (opens on this page)
Full time · Posted 2mo ago
Workplace injuries
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church reported 699 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 15,583,620 hours worked: 9.0 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.0 per 100 full-time workers at hospitals, general medical and surgicalnationwide. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
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About the job
Inova Fairfax Hospital Operating Room | Surgical Technologist 3 | Full-time shift: Days experience Tech in Trauma, Neuro, Ortho, Robotics | Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Available.
Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement : Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Surgical Technologist 3 J ob Responsibilities
- Recognizes safety hazards and initiates appropriate preventative and corrective actions.
- Anticipates the need for unscheduled procedures or unanticipated turn of events during a surgical procedure.
- Demonstrates superior knowledge in stressful and emergency situations.
- Assists with the flow of the daily operating room schedule by readily accepting assignments/reassignments.
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to professional and leadership responsibilities.
- Accepts responsibility for judgments and actions.
- Supports and participates in departmental goals, educational programs, and QI process.
- Documents evidence of at least 40 hours of self-development activities with a minimum of 12 formal contact hours.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: High School or GED
- Experience: Two (2) years’ Surgical Technologist experience.
- Licensure: Registered Surgical Technologist in the state of VA.
- Certification: Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) via NBSTSA or Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) via NCCT. Basic Life Support (BLS) upon start.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience: Surgical Technologist experience with (Ortho, Trauma, Neuro, Robotics, Vascular, Thoracic).
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
From Inova's job posting for Falls Church, VA, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Inova
Inova is a nonprofit health system based in Fairfax, Virginia, with five hospitals, 1,840 (source: Inova, Inova at a glance (June 2026)) licensed beds, more than 240 (source: Inova, Inova at a glance (June 2026)) outpatient care sites and more than 26,000 (source: Inova, Inova at a glance (June 2026)) team members serving Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC area. Source: Inova, Inova at a glance (June 2026)
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